Douala vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$711
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
20
😀 Quality of life
36
52
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.18M

The cost of living in Douala is 46% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4177th and 6017th ($1300 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7640th and 6150th 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
$8.3
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$9496

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964