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Douala vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Douala is 14.6% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 42.3% less in Douala
Groceries: pay 1.6% more in Douala
Transportation: pay 42.1% less in Douala
Housing: pay 56.8% more in Douala
Childcare: pay 50.5% less in Douala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.6% less in Douala
Clothing: pay 26.6% more in Douala

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

Douala vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.3% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Douala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.13	$8.94 FCFA4,980	-38.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.44	$5.37 FCFA2,988	-41.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.11	$1.71 FCFA954	-30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.31	$0.81 FCFA452	-58.9%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 1.6% more for groceries

	Wellington	Douala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.31	$0.44 FCFA245	-77.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.73	$7.15 FCFA3,984	+77.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.36	$11.00 FCFA6,126	+62.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.33	$1.90 FCFA1,056	-72.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$7.98	$2.84 FCFA1,581	-40.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.28	$2.07 FCFA1,152	+52.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.69	$0.95 FCFA527	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.23	$0.97 FCFA542	-26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.87	$0.64 FCFA357	-72.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.50	$1.54 FCFA859	+72.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.13	$1.01 FCFA565	+49.6%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 42.1% less for transportation

	Wellington	Douala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.27	$5.32 FCFA2,959	-13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$183.35	$17.89 FCFA9,959	-83.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$52,110.43	$31,302.80 FCFA17M	+0.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$24.34	$4.11 FCFA2,291	-71.7%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 56.8% more for housing

	Wellington	Douala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$81.54	$184.84 FCFA103K	+279.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,075.06	$925.78 FCFA515K	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,838.88	$596.01 FCFA332K	-45.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$182.93	$130.29 FCFA72,540	+19.1%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

	Wellington	Douala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,285.39	$539.30 FCFA300K	-29.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$20,426.00	$3,522.91 FCFA2M	-71.2%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Douala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.10	$1.16 FCFA647	-82.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$5.92	$2.06 FCFA1,149	-41.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$42.94	$3.58 FCFA1,992	-86.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$57.07	$23.85 FCFA13,279	-30.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.30	$8.94 FCFA4,980	-22.5%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 26.6% more for clothing

	Wellington	Douala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$115.93	$83.53 FCFA46,509	+20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$78.00	$70.06 FCFA39,006	+50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$189.52	$145.38 FCFA80,945	+28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$244.59	$157.25 FCFA87,550	+7.5%
Average			+26.6%

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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: February 2026

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