Amman vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$3233
🏠 One person rent
$358
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1410
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$405
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
63
21
😀 Quality of life
69
36
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.77M

The cost of living in Amman is 25% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 5457th and 4177th ($981 vs $1300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Cameroon, respectively. Check Jordan vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Douala ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 3121st and 7640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$8.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$116
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$773
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
19.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$8.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$490
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$3247

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826