Beirut vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$3233
🏠 One person rent
$623
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1410
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$405
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
21
😀 Quality of life
62
36
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.77M

The cost of living in Beirut is 8% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 4447th and 4177th ($1195 vs $1300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Cameroon, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Douala ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5118th and 7640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$8.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$116
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$773
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
19.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$8.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$490
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$3247

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Douala

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