Douala vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$731
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
71
😀 Quality of life
34
77
🏙️ Population
2.77M
7.01M

The cost of living in Douala is 14% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4173rd and 3292nd ($1368 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7649th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$10359

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489