Damascus vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1156
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2767
🏠 One person rent
$323
$575
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$163
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
29
21
😀 Quality of life
40
31
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.77M

The cost of living in Damascus is 39% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 7245th and 4865th ($706 vs $1156) 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 7855th and 8755th 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
$9.98
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$90.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1078
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
19.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$2049
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$5.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$6.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$9.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$9.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$3455

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Douala

Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995