Cairo vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cairo | Douala | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cairo is 69% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 8926th and 4173rd ($424 vs $1368) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Cameroon, respectively. Check Egypt vs Cameroon comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Douala ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5583rd and 7649th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Cairo vs Douala
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| Cairo | Douala | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.6 mi |  Giza | |
| 8.1 km or 5 mi | Shubra El Kheima | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Helwan | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Benha | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Shibin El Kom | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Zagazig | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanta | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Faiyum | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | El Mahalla El Kubra | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Beni Suef | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Mansoura | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Ismailia | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Suez | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Damanhur | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Damietta | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Port Said | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Alexandria | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Minya | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Asyut | |
| 347 km or 216 mi |  Gaza | |
| 351 km or 218 mi |  Ofakim | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Netivot | |
| 360 km or 223 mi | Sderot | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Dahab | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Eilat | |
| 365 km or 226 mi | Ashkelon | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Beersheba | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Rahat | |
| 368 km or 229 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Ashdod | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dimona | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | El Gouna | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Yavne | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Sohag | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dura | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 53 km or 33 mi |  Buea | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Limbe | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Kumba | |
| 108 km or 67 mi |  Malabo | |
| 176 km or 110 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 182 km or 113 mi |  Calabar | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Yaounde | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Bamenda | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Bata | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Aba | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Umuahia | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 336 km or 209 mi | Owerri | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Enugu | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Awka | |
| 400 km or 248 mi | Onitsha | |
| 408 km or 253 mi |  Libreville | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Warri | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Benin | |
| 529 km or 328 mi |  Sao Tome | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Trindade | |
| 540 km or 335 mi | Port-Gentil | |
| 563 km or 350 mi | Ngaoundere | |
| 573 km or 356 mi | Owo | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Abuja | |
| 612 km or 381 mi | Akure | |
| 635 km or 395 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Jos | |
| 675 km or 419 mi |  Berberati | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Ife | |
| 697 km or 433 mi | Bauchi | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Osogbo | |
| 709 km or 441 mi | Minna | |
| 712 km or 443 mi | Garoua | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Ibadan | |
| 747 km or 464 mi | Lagos | |
| 754 km or 469 mi | Ilorin | |
| 762 km or 473 mi | Kaduna | |
| 764 km or 475 mi | Oyo | |
| 783 km or 486 mi | Abeokuta |