Douala vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$748
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
21
43
😀 Quality of life
40
75
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.42M

The cost of living in Douala is 26% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4344th and 5037th ($1363 vs $1081) 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 1.6 months in Muscat. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7753rd and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$11063

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$665
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$755
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$849
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1413
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$793
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$397
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$671
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$698
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1241
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$674
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$961
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$676
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$563
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$878
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1051
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$708
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$926
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$632
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1046
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1044
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$660
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$571
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$664
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$644
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$810
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$494
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$778
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$781
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$852
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$621
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$752
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1102
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$393
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$664
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453