Douala vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$711
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
35
😀 Quality of life
36
23
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.96M

The cost of living in Douala is 148% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4177th and 8335th ($1300 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Yemen, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 7640th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$2959

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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 Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840