Douala vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$731
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
35
😀 Quality of life
34
19
🏙️ Population
2.77M
2.96M

The cost of living in Douala is 149% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4173rd and 8269th ($1368 vs $550) 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 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 7649th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810