Douala vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Douala	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1368	$1707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3396	$3550
🏠 One person rent	$731	$1065
🏘️ Family rent	$1441	$1571
🍽️ Food expenses	$444	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$1400
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	21	18
😀 Quality of life	34	61
🏙️ Population	2.77M	932K

The cost of living in Douala is 20% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4173rd and 2853rd ($1368 vs $1707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Cameroon and Spain, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Tenerife ranked 80th in Spain, while ranked 7649th and 5147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Tenerife

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	Douala	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.53	$11.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$1109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$519	$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1871	$1649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.7	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.31%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1994	$2914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$965	$2073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.79	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$8.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.14	$4.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$8.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.61	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.2	$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$512	$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3349	$6379

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Cities near Douala

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

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1764
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1391
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1394
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1336
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1353
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1266
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1592
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1251
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1431
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1469
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1419
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1431
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1421
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$522
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$534
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$524
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$605
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$502
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$651
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$512
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$898
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$415
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$667
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$457
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$747
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$531
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$678
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$550
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$498
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1556
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1229
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1337
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1395
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2047
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1163
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1436
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1252