Douala vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$4930
🏠 One person rent
$748
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$3074
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
94
😀 Quality of life
40
95
🏙️ Population
2.77M
626K

The cost of living in Douala is 34% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4344th and 1833rd ($1363 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 Glasgow. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7753rd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Glasgow

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Douala Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$6.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$118
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$18105

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Cities near Douala

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

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1837
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1797
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1575
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1762
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1775
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1522
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1728
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2310
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1641
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1485
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1480
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1759
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1778
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1484
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1884
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2021
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1879
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2205
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1769
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1906
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1825
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1805
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1780
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1797
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1507
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$2079
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1602
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1551
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1840
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1839
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1429