Douala vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$731
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
40
😀 Quality of life
34
48
🏙️ Population
2.77M
5.94M

The cost of living in Douala is 74% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6501st ($1368 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.6 months in Surat. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 7649th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$1527

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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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348