Cost of living comparison
Istanbul is 0.4% more expensive than Douala.
If you lived in Istanbul instead of Douala, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Douala
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$6.23
TRY202.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
$5.71
TRY185.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA916
|
$1.08
TRY35.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA456
|
$0.41
TRY13.45
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Douala
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
FCFA376
|
$0.62
TRY20.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.85
FCFA6,034
|
$4.15
TRY134.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.63
FCFA6,512
|
$4.81
TRY155.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
FCFA1,123
|
$2.15
TRY69.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
FCFA1,747
|
$2.27
TRY73.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$0.47
TRY15.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA404
|
$0.67
TRY21.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
FCFA270
|
$0.43
TRY13.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
FCFA287
|
$0.59
TRY19.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
FCFA543
|
$0.31
TRY10.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA357
|
$0.38
TRY12.29
|
|
pay 51.4% more for transportation
Douala
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
FCFA2,449
|
$4.24
TRY137.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.76
FCFA10,270
|
$40.37
TRY1,309.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,792.69
FCFA18,254,967
|
$49,354.50
TRY1,601,020.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FCFA2,773
|
$4.21
TRY136.64
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
Douala
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$173.20
FCFA106,124
|
$11.21
TRY363.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$861.09
FCFA527,617
|
$731.05
TRY23,714.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$546.73
FCFA334,997
|
$439.68
TRY14,262.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$122.08
FCFA74,805
|
$58.15
TRY1,886.19
|
|
pay 62.5% more for childcare
Douala
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$510.28
FCFA312,665
|
$354.28
TRY11,492.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.94
FCFA2,007,276
|
$8,377.11
TRY271,746.72
|
|
pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports
Douala
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
FCFA1,001
|
$3.12
TRY101.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
FCFA970
|
$2.38
TRY77.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
FCFA1,386
|
$1.90
TRY61.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
FCFA19,806
|
$34.10
TRY1,106.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$4.73
TRY153.36
|
|
pay 38.1% less for clothing
Douala
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.45
FCFA49,296
|
$53.54
TRY1,736.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.47
FCFA40,117
|
$37.09
TRY1,203.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.23
FCFA83,472
|
$95.72
TRY3,105.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.36
FCFA91,517
|
$81.00
TRY2,627.55
|
|
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