Douala vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$575
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
21
42
😀 Quality of life
31
73
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.42M

The cost of living in Douala is 3% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4865th and 4774th ($1156 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Oman, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8755th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Muscat

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Douala Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$10581

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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 Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454