Douala vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$711
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$2637
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
21
87
😀 Quality of life
36
89
🏙️ Population
2.77M
518K

The cost of living in Douala is 24% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4177th and 2627th ($1300 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 177th in Cameroon and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Cameroon vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7640th and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Sheffield

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Douala Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$9409

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Cities near Douala

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

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1469
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1392
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1353
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1715
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1601
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1623
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1640
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1574
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1703
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1455
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1652
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1872
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1793
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1675
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1654
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1966
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1607
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1819
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1807
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1795
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1758
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1536
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1526
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1628
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1670
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1711
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1831
68 km or 42 mi York
$1783
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1613
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1761
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$1932
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1751