Douala vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$575
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
23
😀 Quality of life
31
69
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.41M

The cost of living in Douala is 0.6% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4865th and 4843rd ($1156 vs $1164) 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 8755th and 4103rd 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
$6.41
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077