Douala vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$711
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
21
82
😀 Quality of life
36
66
🏙️ Population
2.77M
5.38M

The cost of living in Douala is 60% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4177th and 6353rd ($1300 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Cameroon and Russia, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7640th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Saint Petersburg

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Douala Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$6504

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Cities near Douala

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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438