Douala vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$659
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
75
😀 Quality of life
30
60
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.59M

The cost of living in Douala is 80% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4669th and 7267th ($1254 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Cameroon and Iran, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 8810th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Karaj

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Douala Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.53
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$833

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546