Damascus vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$3233
🏠 One person rent
$225
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1410
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$405
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
25
21
😀 Quality of life
36
36
🏙️ Population
2.5M
2.77M

The cost of living in Damascus is 55% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 7822nd and 4177th ($583 vs $1300) 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 7665th and 7640th 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
$4.03
$8.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$116
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$773
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
19.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$5.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$8.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$490
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$3247

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 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