Douala vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$711
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$431
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
21
23
😀 Quality of life
36
41
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.34M

The cost of living in Douala is 129% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 4177th and 7971st ($1300 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Cameroon and Turkey, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 7640th and 7036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Samsun

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Douala Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$5.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$10901

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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 Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628