Douala vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$731
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
65
😀 Quality of life
34
83
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.25M

The cost of living in Douala is 9% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4173rd and 3679th ($1368 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7649th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$5054

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507