Douala vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Douala	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1265	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3165	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$676	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1351	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.5	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$147	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	21	54
😀 Quality of life	34	54
🏙️ Population	2.77M	1.49M

The cost of living in Douala is 89% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4304th and 7055th ($1265 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 0.6 months in Recife. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 7681st and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Recife

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	Douala	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$112	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$746	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$478	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1743	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1010	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.8	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.25%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$920	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.58	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.39	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.58	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.99	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.73	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$478	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3126	$14050

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Cities near Douala

Distance	City	Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi	Buea	$601
54 km or 33 mi	Limbe	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Kumba	$764
108 km or 67 mi	Malabo	$741
176 km or 110 mi	Bafoussam	$555
182 km or 113 mi	Calabar	$384
203 km or 126 mi	Yaounde	$747
216 km or 134 mi	Bamenda	$553
245 km or 152 mi	Bata	$1121
285 km or 177 mi	Aba	$621
296 km or 184 mi	Umuahia	$883
309 km or 192 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
336 km or 209 mi	Owerri	$1611
361 km or 224 mi	Enugu	$462
377 km or 234 mi	Awka	$805
400 km or 248 mi	Onitsha	$972
408 km or 253 mi	Libreville	$668
467 km or 290 mi	Warri	$881
518 km or 322 mi	Benin	$558
529 km or 328 mi	Sao Tome	$900
536 km or 333 mi	Trindade	$900
540 km or 335 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
563 km or 350 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
573 km or 356 mi	Owo	$651
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1502
612 km or 381 mi	Akure	$634
635 km or 395 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
660 km or 410 mi	Jos	$820
675 km or 419 mi	Berberati	$482
683 km or 425 mi	Ife	$779
697 km or 433 mi	Bauchi	$759
702 km or 436 mi	Osogbo	$695
709 km or 441 mi	Minna	$743
712 km or 443 mi	Garoua	$556
740 km or 460 mi	Ibadan	$776
747 km or 464 mi	Lagos	$1113
754 km or 469 mi	Ilorin	$535
762 km or 473 mi	Kaduna	$371
764 km or 475 mi	Oyo	$677
783 km or 486 mi	Abeokuta	$1030

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509