Douala vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$731
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$251
😷 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 85% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6711th ($1368 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 7649th and 5889th 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
$8.53
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559