Douala vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Douala	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1363	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3181	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$748	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$1264	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$132	$343
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	21	94
😀 Quality of life	40	63
🏙️ Population	2.77M	1.32M

The cost of living in Douala is 96% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 4344th and 7112th ($1363 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 62nd 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 6th in Brazil, while ranked 7753rd and 5499th 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	$8.84	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.34	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$826	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.25%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2075	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1019	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.89	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.56	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.58	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.5	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$145	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$535	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3511	$8855

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Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$665
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$755
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$849
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$1413
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$793
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$397
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$698
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1241
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$674
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$961
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1774
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$563
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$878
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$1051
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$708
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$926
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$632
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$1044
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1514
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$644
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$810
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$494
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$778
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$781
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$705
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$852
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$621
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$752
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$1102
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$526
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$393
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$664
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1013

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668