Douala vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$659
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
96
😀 Quality of life
30
64
🏙️ Population
2.77M
8.69M

The cost of living in Douala is 96% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4669th and 7642nd ($1254 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 8810th and 5345th 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
$7.53
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$2262

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488