Douala vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$711
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
21
44
😀 Quality of life
36
68
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.42M

The cost of living in Douala is 15% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4177th and 4635th ($1300 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7640th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$8464

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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 Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646