Douala vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$3383
🏠 One person rent
$748
$775
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$1312
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
70
😀 Quality of life
40
81
🏙️ Population
2.77M
56.8K

The cost of living in Douala is 6% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4344th and 4118th ($1363 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 7753rd and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$8498

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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 Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1420
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1305
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769