Douala vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$731
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
21
64
😀 Quality of life
34
86
🏙️ Population
2.77M
3.33M

The cost of living in Douala is 41% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4173rd and 1098th ($1368 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Cameroon and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Cameroon vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7649th and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Dubai

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Douala Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$12682

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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
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507