Douala vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$676
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
46
😀 Quality of life
34
50
🏙️ Population
2.77M
3M

The cost of living in Douala is 149% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 4304th and 8574th ($1265 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th 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 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 7681st and 6227th 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
$8.07
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$4.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$618

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$655
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
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108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$741
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$555
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$384
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$747
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$553
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1121
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$621
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$883
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$679
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1611
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$462
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$805
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$972
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$668
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$881
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$558
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$900
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$900
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$625
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$527
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$651
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$634
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$820
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$482
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$759
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$695
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$743
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$556
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$776
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1113
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$535
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$371
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$677
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$710
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$788