Douala vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$711
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
71
😀 Quality of life
36
74
🏙️ Population
2.77M
7.01M

The cost of living in Douala is 21% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4177th and 2922nd ($1300 vs $1642) 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7640th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$9649

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561