Douala vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$711
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$3926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
21
64
😀 Quality of life
36
88
🏙️ Population
2.77M
3.33M

The cost of living in Douala is 42% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4177th and 1218th ($1300 vs $2229) 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 1.8 months in Dubai. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7640th and 189th 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
$8.3
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$14799

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541