Douala vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$731
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
69
😀 Quality of life
34
81
🏙️ Population
2.77M
330K

The cost of living in Douala is 1% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4173rd and 4220th ($1368 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Cameroon and Cyprus, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 7649th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$7504

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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
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591