Douala vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$711
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
96
😀 Quality of life
36
61
🏙️ Population
2.77M
8.69M

The cost of living in Douala is 86% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4177th and 6811th ($1300 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7640th and 5288th 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
$8.3
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$1883

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569