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Douala vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Douala is 82.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 5.3% more in Douala
Groceries: pay 64.1% more in Douala
Transportation: pay 1.9% less in Douala
Housing: pay 6.6 times more in Douala
Childcare: pay 46.5% less in Douala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% less in Douala
Clothing: pay 18.8% more in Douala

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

Douala vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.3% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Douala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB958.59	$8.94 FCFA5,092	-25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB479.29	$5.37 FCFA3,055	-10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.05	$1.71 FCFA975	+23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.13	$0.81 FCFA462	+32.7%
Average			+5.3%

Moscow vs. Douala - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Douala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.97	$0.44 FCFA251	-48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB503.65	$7.15 FCFA4,074	+14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB371.13	$11.00 FCFA6,265	+138.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.15	$1.90 FCFA1,080	+12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB197.85	$2.84 FCFA1,617	+15.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.00	$2.07 FCFA1,178	+155.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.89	$0.95 FCFA539	+8.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.44	$0.97 FCFA554	+8.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB131.71	$0.64 FCFA365	-60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.29	$1.54 FCFA878	+261.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.20	$1.01 FCFA578	+199.7%
Average			+64.1%

Moscow vs. Douala - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.9% less for transportation

	Moscow	Douala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB228.00	$5.32 FCFA3,026	+87.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,942.86	$17.89 FCFA10,185	-51.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$31,302.80 FCFA18M	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB460.12	$4.11 FCFA2,342	-28.2%
Average			-1.9%

Moscow vs. Douala - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.6 times more for housing

	Moscow	Douala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB627.84	$184.84 FCFA105K	+2264.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101K	$925.78 FCFA527K	-26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,970.54	$596.01 FCFA339K	-16.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,883.67	$130.29 FCFA74,184	+17.8%
Average			+560.1%

Moscow vs. Douala - Cost of housing

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pay 46.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Douala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,722.26	$539.30 FCFA307K	-17.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$3,522.91 FCFA2M	-75.3%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Douala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB335.51	$1.16 FCFA662	-72.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB253.55	$2.06 FCFA1,175	-34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB239.65	$3.58 FCFA2,037	+19.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,580.83	$23.85 FCFA13,580	-46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB527.22	$8.94 FCFA5,092	+36.3%
Average			-19.4%

Moscow vs. Douala - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.8% more for clothing

	Moscow	Douala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,109.24	$83.53 FCFA47,563	+9.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,834.35	$70.06 FCFA39,890	+46.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,875.71	$145.38 FCFA82,779	+18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,594.76	$157.25 FCFA89,533	+0.3%
Average			+18.8%

Moscow vs. Douala - Cost of clothing

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