Douala vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1871
🏠 One person rent
$731
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
54
😀 Quality of life
34
40
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.49M

The cost of living in Douala is 76% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6539th ($1368 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Cameroon and Brazil, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.7 months in Recife. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 7649th and 6967th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$18289

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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

Cities near Recife

Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$587
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$532
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$413
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$551
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$542
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$669
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$495
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$535
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$589
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$610
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$630
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$557
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$553
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$597
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$530
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$614
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$602
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$670
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$523
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$640
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$545
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$567
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$597
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$599
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$573
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$570
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$595
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$606
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$591
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$717
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$412
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$414
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$664
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$580
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502