Douala vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$2713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$6029
🏠 One person rent
$711
$1808
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$3147
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$3558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
21
95
😀 Quality of life
36
94
🏙️ Population
2.77M
553K

The cost of living in Douala is 52% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 4177th and 357th ($1300 vs $2713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Ireland, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.3 months in Dublin. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 7640th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Dublin

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Douala Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$7.4
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$1838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$1529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$3276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$2713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$7683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$5685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$17.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$70.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$10404

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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 8.3 mi Swords
$2436
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2283
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2391
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1869
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1744
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1775
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1643
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2183
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1741
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1719
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1305
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1642
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1955
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2244
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1706
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1662
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1494
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1642
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1713
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1656
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1650
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1519
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2311
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1578
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1706
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1867
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1715
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1358
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1733
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1568
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1467
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1532
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1588