Douala vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$711
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
46
😀 Quality of life
36
53
🏙️ Population
2.77M
3M

The cost of living in Douala is 144% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4177th and 8260th ($1300 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th 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 0.4 months in Mashhad. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 7640th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$555

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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 Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700