Douala vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$731
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
21
44
😀 Quality of life
34
68
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.42M

The cost of living in Douala is 23% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4173rd and 4893rd ($1368 vs $1110) 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 7649th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$8649

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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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548