Douala vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$575
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
33
😀 Quality of life
31
42
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.96M

The cost of living in Douala is 117% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4865th and 8488th ($1156 vs $532) 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 0.2 months in Sanaa. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8755th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Sanaa

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Douala Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$4197

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910