Douala vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$731
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
61
😀 Quality of life
34
79
🏙️ Population
2.77M
605K

The cost of living in Douala is 17% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4173rd and 4672nd ($1368 vs $1169) 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 1.1 months in Riga. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7649th and 580th 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
$8.53
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$13962

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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 Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363