Douala vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$711
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
65
😀 Quality of life
36
82
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.25M

The cost of living in Douala is 19% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4177th and 3028th ($1300 vs $1612) 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 1.1 months in Sharjah. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7640th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$5193

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541