Douala vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$731
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
20
😀 Quality of life
34
67
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.41M

The cost of living in Douala is 60% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6257th ($1368 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7649th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934