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Douala vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Douala is 2.3 times more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 56.1% more in Douala
Groceries: pay 96.3% more in Douala
Transportation: pay 11.6% more in Douala
Housing: pay 7.7 times more in Douala
Childcare: pay 5.3% less in Douala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% more in Douala
Clothing: pay 52.8% more in Douala

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Douala are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Douala.

Douala vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.1% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Douala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH363.89	$8.94 FCFA4,980	+6.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH259.92	$5.37 FCFA2,988	-10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.14	$1.71 FCFA954	+153.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.01	$0.81 FCFA452	+75.2%
Average			+56.1%

Kiev vs. Douala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 96.3% more for groceries

	Kiev	Douala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.80	$0.44 FCFA245	-43.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH211.56	$7.15 FCFA3,984	+46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH205.16	$11.00 FCFA6,126	+131.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH87.00	$1.90 FCFA1,056	-5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH91.39	$2.84 FCFA1,581	+34.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.88	$2.07 FCFA1,152	+274.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.24	$0.95 FCFA527	+30.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH36.81	$0.97 FCFA542	+14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH43.67	$0.64 FCFA357	-36.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.11	$1.54 FCFA859	+313.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.94	$1.01 FCFA565	+300.6%
Average			+96.3%

Kiev vs. Douala - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.6% more for transportation

	Kiev	Douala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH229.21	$5.32 FCFA2,959	+0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH441.86	$17.89 FCFA9,959	+74.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$31,302.80 FCFA17M	+2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH259.92	$4.11 FCFA2,291	-31.6%
Average			+11.6%

Kiev vs. Douala - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.7 times more for housing

	Kiev	Douala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH304.05	$184.84 FCFA103K	+2525.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,227.37	$925.78 FCFA515K	+46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,317.40	$596.01 FCFA332K	+57.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,496.90	$130.29 FCFA72,540	+60.9%
Average			+672.7%

Kiev vs. Douala - Cost of housing

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pay 5.3% less for childcare

	Kiev	Douala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,114.92	$539.30 FCFA300K	+44.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH339K	$3,522.91 FCFA2M	-55.1%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Douala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH46.79	$1.16 FCFA647	+7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH70.67	$2.06 FCFA1,149	+26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH124.76	$3.58 FCFA1,992	+23.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,665.46	$23.85 FCFA13,279	-38.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH207.93	$8.94 FCFA4,980	+85.8%
Average			+21.0%

Kiev vs. Douala - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 52.8% more for clothing

	Kiev	Douala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,963.07	$83.53 FCFA46,509	+21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,545.90	$70.06 FCFA39,006	+95.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,189.88	$145.38 FCFA80,945	+49.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,730.51	$157.25 FCFA87,550	+43.6%
Average			+52.8%

Kiev vs. Douala - Cost of clothing

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