Douala vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$711
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
44
😀 Quality of life
36
67
🏙️ Population
2.77M
418K

The cost of living in Douala is 30% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4177th and 5302nd ($1300 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and Albania, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 7640th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$4444

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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

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009