Douala vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$748
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
61
😀 Quality of life
40
82
🏙️ Population
2.77M
605K

The cost of living in Douala is 7% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4344th and 4556th ($1363 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Cameroon and Latvia, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7753rd and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Riga

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Douala Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$16726

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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 Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383