Douala vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$748
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$4067
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
21
65
😀 Quality of life
40
91
🏙️ Population
2.77M
3.94M

The cost of living in Douala is 46% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4344th and 848th ($1363 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Dubai. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7753rd and 158th 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
$8.84
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$15029

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$665
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$755
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$849
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1413
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$793
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$397
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$671
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$698
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1241
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$674
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$961
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$676
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$563
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$878
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1051
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$708
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$926
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$632
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1046
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1044
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$660
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$571
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$664
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$644
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$810
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$494
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$778
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$781
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$852
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$621
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$752
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1102
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$393
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$664
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483