Douala vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$748
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
46
😀 Quality of life
40
57
🏙️ Population
2.77M
3M

The cost of living in Douala is 171% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4344th and 8663rd ($1363 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th 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 0.5 months in Mashhad. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 7753rd and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Mashhad

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Douala Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$623

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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 Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684