Douala vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Douala	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1300	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3233	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$711	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1410	$694
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.6	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$148	$380
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	94
😀 Quality of life	36	60
🏙️ Population	2.77M	1.32M

The cost of living in Douala is 77% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4177th and 6649th ($1300 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 7640th and 5426th 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	$8.3	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$116	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.47	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$773	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1045	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.2	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.3%	10.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$1247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.5	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.05	$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.46	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$8.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.1	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.21	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.5	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$490	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3247	$11753

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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 Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683