Douala vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$676
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
76
😀 Quality of life
34
55
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.59M

The cost of living in Douala is 72% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4304th and 6734th ($1265 vs $736) 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 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 7681st and 5911th 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
$8.07
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$823

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$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

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554