Douala vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$4848
🏠 One person rent
$731
$1146
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$3562
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
94
😀 Quality of life
34
96
🏙️ Population
2.77M
626K

The cost of living in Douala is 32% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4173rd and 1833rd ($1368 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 97th 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 1.8 months in Glasgow. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7649th and 19th 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
$8.53
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$6.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$12979

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Cities near Douala

Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1793
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1793
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1599
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1625
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1573
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1710
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1744
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1420
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1724
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2246
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1647
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1390
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1545
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1732
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1828
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1830
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1830
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1805
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1989
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1701
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1800
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1734
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1712
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1706
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1688
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1459
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1602
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1571
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1491
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1783
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1763
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1364