Douala vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$575
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$3456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
93
😀 Quality of life
31
94
🏙️ Population
2.77M
626K

The cost of living in Douala is 45% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4865th and 1708th ($1156 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8755th and 39th 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
$6.41
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$21435

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Cities near Douala

Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404