Douala vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$731
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
96
😀 Quality of life
34
60
🏙️ Population
2.77M
8.69M

The cost of living in Douala is 72% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6443rd ($1368 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7649th and 5234th 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
$8.53
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$1838

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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
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564