Douala vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$676
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$1303
😷 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 14% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4304th and 4764th ($1265 vs $1113) 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 7681st and 596th 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
$8.07
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$13840

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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 Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220