Al Ain vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$3090
🏠 One person rent
$889
$697
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
21
😀 Quality of life
64
35
🏙️ Population
767K
2.77M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 16% more expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 2952nd and 4017th ($1449 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Douala ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 4608th and 7807th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$8.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$115
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$1683
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$96
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$1951
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$8.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$3240

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$1343
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$1129
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$1967
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$1020
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$1362
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$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
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$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
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$824
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$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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$367
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$394
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$527
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$773
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$734
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$630
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$765
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$425
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$968
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$613
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$739
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$764
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1592
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$931
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$736
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$563
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$638
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$676
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$849
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$860
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$904
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$595
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$726
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$1306
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$617
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
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$749
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$485
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$673
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$613
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$517
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$664
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$593
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$943
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$1449
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$684
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$589
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$598
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$1191