Douala vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$711
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
88
😀 Quality of life
36
93
🏙️ Population
2.77M
488K

The cost of living in Douala is 36% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4177th and 1692nd ($1300 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Cameroon and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Cameroon vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7640th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Edinburgh

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Douala Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$6.5
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$14724

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Cities near Douala

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

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666