Douala vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$659
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
23
😀 Quality of life
30
69
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.41M

The cost of living in Douala is 7% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4669th and 4849th ($1254 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Cameroon and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8810th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Medina

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Douala Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.53
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010