Douala vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$933
🏠 One person rent
$575
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
40
😀 Quality of life
31
60
🏙️ Population
2.77M
5.94M

The cost of living in Douala is 74% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4865th and 7534th ($1156 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Cameroon and India, respectively. Check Cameroon vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 8755th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Surat

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Douala Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$877

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298