Douala vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$711
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
21
29
😀 Quality of life
36
21
🏙️ Population
2.77M
4.27M

The cost of living in Douala is 129% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4177th and 7972nd ($1300 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 7640th and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Kabul

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Douala Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$1370

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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 Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484