Al Ain vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1156
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2767
🏠 One person rent
$900
$575
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$163
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
21
😀 Quality of life
82
31
🏙️ Population
767K
2.77M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 26% more expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 4139th and 4865th ($1455 vs $1156) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Cameroon, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Douala ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 562nd and 8755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$90.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1078
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
19.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$2049
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$5.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$3455

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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
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$1193
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$620
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$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
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$1062
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$1340
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$497
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$1218
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$521
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$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
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$965
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$1059
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$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
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$717
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$816
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$459
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$627
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$738
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$821
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$1272
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$759
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$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
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$743
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$786
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$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
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$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
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$1375
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$488
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$597
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$760
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$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
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$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
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$692
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$601
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$658
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$946
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$518
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$323
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$639
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