Cost of living comparison
Germany is 79.8% more expensive than Douala.
If you lived in Germany instead of Douala, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Douala
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
FCFA2,986
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA898
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA427
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 47.0% more for groceries
Douala
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
FCFA299
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.32
FCFA6,221
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.94
FCFA6,594
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
FCFA1,140
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
FCFA2,034
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
FCFA1,160
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA542
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA467
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA321
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
FCFA663
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA508
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Douala
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
FCFA2,645
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$54.61
€50.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,706.83
FCFA17,308,004
|
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
FCFA4,280
|
$23.30
€21.42
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
Douala
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.52
FCFA103,414
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$854.50
FCFA515,198
|
$800.45
€735.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$550.11
FCFA331,677
|
$616.33
€566.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.26
FCFA72,505
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Douala
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$490.05
FCFA295,461
|
$434.24
€399.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
FCFA1,949,681
|
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Douala
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$4.33
€3.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
FCFA892
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.02
FCFA19,909
|
$35.42
€32.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$12.56
€11.54
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
Douala
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.10
FCFA46,486
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.66
FCFA38,988
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.19
FCFA80,906
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.79
FCFA87,299
|
$120.25
€110.53
|
|
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