Douala vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$575
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
21
66
😀 Quality of life
31
90
🏙️ Population
2.77M
3.94M

The cost of living in Douala is 53% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4865th and 947th ($1156 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Cameroon vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8755th and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Dubai

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Douala Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$17401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469