Douala vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$711
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
61
😀 Quality of life
36
79
🏙️ Population
2.77M
606K

The cost of living in Douala is 14% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4177th and 4604th ($1300 vs $1135) 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 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7640th and 535th 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
$8.3
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257