Douala vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$711
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
50
😀 Quality of life
36
52
🏙️ Population
2.77M
1.57M

The cost of living in Douala is 115% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4177th and 7596th ($1300 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Cameroon and Iran, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 7640th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$2132

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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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698