Douala vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Douala	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1254	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2976	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$659	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$1122	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.6	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$132	$378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	21	57
😀 Quality of life	30	62
🏙️ Population	2.77M	2.42M

The cost of living in Douala is 45% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4669th and 6516th ($1254 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 Salvador. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 8810th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Salvador

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	Douala	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.53	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.74	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1283	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$808	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.11%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.66	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.72	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.04	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.48	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.6	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$543	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3517	$14902

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Cities near Douala

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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743