Damascus vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2976
🏠 One person rent
$310
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1122
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
21
😀 Quality of life
40
30
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.77M

The cost of living in Damascus is 46% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 7406th and 4669th ($675 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Cameroon, respectively. Check Syria vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Douala ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 7899th and 8810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Douala

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Damascus Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1283
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
19.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$4.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$3517

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Douala

Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017