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Douala vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Douala is 70.0% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 24.1% more in Douala
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Douala
Transportation: pay 11.2% more in Douala
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Douala
Childcare: pay 42.6% less in Douala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.4% less in Douala
Clothing: pay 50.7% more in Douala

The cost of housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Douala are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Douala. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Douala.

Douala vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Douala instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 24.1% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Douala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY411.40	$8.94 FCFA5,009	-7.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.98	$5.37 FCFA3,006	-36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.65	$1.71 FCFA959	+41.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.51	$0.81 FCFA455	+98.1%
Average			+24.1%

Ankara vs. Douala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Douala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.51	$0.44 FCFA247	-36.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.62	$7.15 FCFA4,007	+48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.84	$11.00 FCFA6,163	+199.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.19	$1.90 FCFA1,062	-18.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.88	$2.84 FCFA1,591	+11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.80	$2.07 FCFA1,159	+196.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.93	$0.95 FCFA530	-9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.65	$0.97 FCFA545	+62.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.19	$0.64 FCFA359	+0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.61	$1.54 FCFA864	+423.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.69	$1.01 FCFA568	+305.8%
Average			+107.7%

Ankara vs. Douala - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.2% more for transportation

	Ankara	Douala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.52	$5.32 FCFA2,977	+20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.69	$17.89 FCFA10,019	+98.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,057,020.12	$31,302.80 FCFA17,532,586	-35.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.98	$4.11 FCFA2,304	-38.9%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Ankara	Douala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.68	$184.84 FCFA103,526	+1246.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,668.30	$925.78 FCFA518,528	+29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,917.06	$596.01 FCFA333,820	+16.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,656.72	$130.29 FCFA72,974	+109.6%
Average			+350.4%

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pay 42.6% less for childcare

	Ankara	Douala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,673.19	$539.30 FCFA302,061	-10.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY603,166.19	$3,522.91 FCFA1,973,167	-75.0%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Douala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.28	$1.16 FCFA651	-67.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.76	$2.06 FCFA1,156	-36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.57	$3.58 FCFA2,004	+65.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,390.06	$23.85 FCFA13,358	-57.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY275.13	$8.94 FCFA5,009	+39.0%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 50.7% more for clothing

	Ankara	Douala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,450.25	$83.53 FCFA46,787	+45.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,947.13	$70.06 FCFA39,240	+53.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,453.45	$145.38 FCFA81,429	+39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,101.94	$157.25 FCFA88,073	+63.9%
Average			+50.7%

Ankara vs. Douala - Cost of clothing

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