Douala vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Douala	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1368	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3396	$2143
🏠 One person rent	$731	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$1441	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$346
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	94
😀 Quality of life	34	59
🏙️ Population	2.77M	1.29M

The cost of living in Douala is 98% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6983rd ($1368 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Cameroon and Brazil, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 7649th and 5397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Guarulhos

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	Douala	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.53	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1871	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.7	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1994	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$965	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$6.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.79	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.61	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$512	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3349	$10855

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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 Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640