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Bangkok vs. Douala Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 22.4% more expensive than Douala.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 8.4% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 74.5% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 52.8% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.0% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 36.4% less in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Douala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.6% less for restaurants

	Douala	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA5,009	$3.10 THB97.67	-65.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.37 FCFA3,006	$6.20 THB195.33	+15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 FCFA959	$0.79 THB24.94	-53.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 FCFA455	$0.33 THB10.50	-58.9%
Average			-40.6%

Douala vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.4% more for groceries

	Douala	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.44 FCFA247	$1.44 THB45.36	+227.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.15 FCFA4,007	$8.50 THB267.90	+18.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.00 FCFA6,163	$7.23 THB227.72	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 FCFA1,062	$2.28 THB71.95	+20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.84 FCFA1,591	$1.38 THB43.47	-51.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.07 FCFA1,159	$1.59 THB50.10	-23.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 FCFA530	$0.82 THB25.72	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA545	$1.02 THB32.24	+5.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 FCFA359	$0.85 THB26.86	+33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 FCFA864	$0.72 THB22.69	-53.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA568	$0.65 THB20.45	-36.0%
Average			+8.4%

Douala vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.5% more for transportation

	Douala	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 FCFA2,977	$4.69 THB147.81	-11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.89 FCFA10,019	$37.21 THB1,172.00	+108.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,302.80 FCFA17,532,586	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	+18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.11 FCFA2,304	$11.63 THB366.25	+182.6%
Average			+74.5%

Douala vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation

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pay 52.8% less for housing

	Douala	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$184.84 FCFA103,526	$16.91 THB532.54	-90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$925.78 FCFA518,528	$675.06 THB21,264.25	-27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$596.01 FCFA333,820	$321.97 THB10,141.91	-46.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.29 FCFA72,974	$68.69 THB2,163.64	-47.3%
Average			-52.8%

Douala vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Douala	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$539.30 FCFA302,061	$609.37 THB19,195.25	+13.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,522.91 FCFA1,973,167	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	+278.8%
Average			+145.9%

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pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Douala	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 FCFA651	$2.79 THB87.90	+140.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 FCFA1,156	$2.54 THB80.02	+23.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.58 FCFA2,004	$4.40 THB138.44	+22.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.85 FCFA13,358	$51.03 THB1,607.58	+114.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 FCFA5,009	$8.06 THB253.93	-9.9%
Average			+58.0%

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pay 36.4% less for clothing

	Douala	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.53 FCFA46,787	$58.81 THB1,852.35	-29.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.06 FCFA39,240	$38.03 THB1,198.04	-45.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.38 FCFA81,429	$104.24 THB3,283.46	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$157.25 FCFA88,073	$91.47 THB2,881.17	-41.8%
Average			-36.4%

Douala vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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