Douala vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$731
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
21
43
😀 Quality of life
34
74
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.99M

The cost of living in Douala is 6% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4173rd and 3883rd ($1368 vs $1457) 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 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 7649th and 1287th 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
$8.53
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$7012

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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
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527