Douala vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$659
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
21
70
😀 Quality of life
30
78
🏙️ Population
2.77M
7.01M

The cost of living in Douala is 23% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4669th and 3529th ($1254 vs $1632) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8810th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Riyadh

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Douala Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.53
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487