Birmingham vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1368
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3396
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1441
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$155
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
21
😀 Quality of life
95
34
🏙️ Population
1.14M
2.77M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 50% more expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 1731st and 4173rd ($2046 vs $1368) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Cameroon, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Douala ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 32nd and 7649th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$8.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$805
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$519
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$55.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
19.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$1994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$7.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$79.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$3349

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

Cities near Douala

Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019