Douala vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$711
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
21
43
😀 Quality of life
36
73
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.99M

The cost of living in Douala is 9% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4177th and 3697th ($1300 vs $1424) 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 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 7640th and 1759th 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
$8.3
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$6644

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

Cities near Kuwait City

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$550
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531