Al Ain vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$3233
🏠 One person rent
$612
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1410
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$405
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$148
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
21
😀 Quality of life
79
36
🏙️ Population
767K
2.77M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 13% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 4616th and 4177th ($1132 vs $1300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 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 496th and 7640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$8.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$116
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$773
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
19.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$490
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$3247

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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
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$1164
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$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
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$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
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$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
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$1285
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$1375
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$890
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$1327
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$604
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$672
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$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
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$1005
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$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
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$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$587
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$683
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$860
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$990
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$761
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$237
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$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
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$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
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$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
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$290
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$325
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$354
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$697
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$351
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$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
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$866
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$651
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$548
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$272
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$288
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$243
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$247
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$269
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$462
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$250
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$272
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$310
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$313
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$633
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$262
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$448
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$314
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$210
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$407
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$826