Douala vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$676
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$302
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
21
30
😀 Quality of life
34
14
🏙️ Population
2.77M
4.27M

The cost of living in Douala is 167% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4304th and 8769th ($1265 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Kabul. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 7681st and 9071st 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
$8.07
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$1356

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$601
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$655
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$764
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$741
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$555
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$384
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$747
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$553
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1121
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$621
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$883
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$679
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1611
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$462
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$805
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$972
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$668
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$881
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$558
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$900
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$900
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$625
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$527
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$651
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$634
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$820
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$482
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$759
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$695
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$743
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$556
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$776
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1113
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$535
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$371
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$677
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$386
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$303
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$389
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$366
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$381
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$476