Douala vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$748
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$2360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
21
43
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.99M

The cost of living in Douala is 6% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4344th and 4115th ($1363 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Kuwait, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 7753rd and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Kuwait City

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Douala Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$7065

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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 Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$726
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$730
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$549
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$719
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$560
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$503
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$463
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1008
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1237
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1230
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1201
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$553
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$555
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$540
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$530
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$508
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$470