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Douala vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Douala is 55.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Douala
Groceries: pay 22.0% more in Douala
Transportation: pay 29.8% less in Douala
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Douala
Childcare: pay 42.5% less in Douala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% less in Douala
Clothing: pay 59.4% more in Douala

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

Douala vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Douala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$8.94 FCFA5,009	+188.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$5.37 FCFA3,006	-13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$1.71 FCFA959	+116.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$0.81 FCFA455	+143.5%
Average			+108.7%

Bangkok vs. Douala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.0% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Douala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$0.44 FCFA247	-69.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$7.15 FCFA4,007	-15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$11.00 FCFA6,163	+52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$1.90 FCFA1,062	-17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$2.84 FCFA1,591	+105.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$2.07 FCFA1,159	+30.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$0.95 FCFA530	+15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$0.97 FCFA545	-4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$0.64 FCFA359	-24.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$1.54 FCFA864	+114.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$1.01 FCFA568	+56.3%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 29.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Douala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$5.32 FCFA2,977	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$17.89 FCFA10,019	-51.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$31,302.80 FCFA17,532,586	-15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$4.11 FCFA2,304	-64.6%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Douala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$184.84 FCFA103,526	+993.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$925.78 FCFA518,528	+37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$596.01 FCFA333,820	+85.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$130.29 FCFA72,974	+89.7%
Average			+301.3%

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pay 42.5% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Douala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$539.30 FCFA302,061	-11.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$3,522.91 FCFA1,973,167	-73.6%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Douala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$1.16 FCFA651	-58.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$2.06 FCFA1,156	-18.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$3.58 FCFA2,004	-18.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$23.85 FCFA13,358	-53.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$8.94 FCFA5,009	+10.9%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 59.4% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Douala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$83.53 FCFA46,787	+42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$70.06 FCFA39,240	+84.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$145.38 FCFA81,429	+39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$157.25 FCFA88,073	+71.9%
Average			+59.4%

Bangkok vs. Douala - Cost of clothing

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