Douala vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Douala	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1368	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3396	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$731	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1441	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	99
😀 Quality of life	34	99
🏙️ Population	2.77M	4.84M

The cost of living in Douala is 51% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4173rd and 312th ($1368 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Australia, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7649th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Sydney

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	Douala	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.53	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1871	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.7	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1994	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$965	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.79	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.61	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$512	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3349	$18951

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Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$655
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$710
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$933
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$812
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$794
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$374
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$764
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$714
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1201
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$906
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1686
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$469
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$846
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$1036
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$702
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$886
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$537
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$878
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$879
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$658
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1262
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$635
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$757
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$488
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$774
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$735
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$704
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$787
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$724
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$759
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$1133
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$526
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$377
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$699
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1019

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754