Douala vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$575
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
96
😀 Quality of life
31
64
🏙️ Population
2.77M
8.69M

The cost of living in Douala is 81% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4865th and 7691st ($1156 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tehran. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 8755th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Tehran

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Douala Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$2402

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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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466