Douala vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$748
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
21
63
😀 Quality of life
40
54
🏙️ Population
2.77M
14.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 217% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4344th and 8915th ($1363 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Cameroon and Pakistan, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 7753rd and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Karachi

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Douala Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$1491

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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 Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558