Douala vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Douala	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1368	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3396	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$731	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$1441	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	21	94
😀 Quality of life	34	62
🏙️ Population	2.77M	6.21M

The cost of living in Douala is 43% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4173rd and 5959th ($1368 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Cameroon and Brazil, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 7649th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Douala	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.53	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1871	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.7	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1994	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$965	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.79	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.61	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.2	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$512	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3349	$10815

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Cities near Douala

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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585