Douala vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$731
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
44
😀 Quality of life
34
66
🏙️ Population
2.77M
418K

The cost of living in Douala is 26% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4173rd and 5025th ($1368 vs $1086) 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 7649th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$5212

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050