Douala vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$575
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
59
😀 Quality of life
31
80
🏙️ Population
2.77M
595K

The cost of living in Douala is 8% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4865th and 4631st ($1156 vs $1254) 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 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8755th and 657th 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
$6.41
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391