Douala vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$659
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
66
😀 Quality of life
30
87
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.25M

The cost of living in Douala is 15% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4669th and 4144th ($1254 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Cameroon and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Cameroon vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8810th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Sharjah

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Douala Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.53
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$7922

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492