Douala vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$711
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$3145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
94
😀 Quality of life
36
94
🏙️ Population
2.77M
626K

The cost of living in Douala is 31% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4177th and 2103rd ($1300 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 99th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7640th and 40th 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
$8.3
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$12197

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251