Douala vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$575
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
66
😀 Quality of life
31
86
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.25M

The cost of living in Douala is 25% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4865th and 3851st ($1156 vs $1543) 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8755th and 367th 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
$6.41
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$8199

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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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469