Douala vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1422
$559
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3339
$1441
🏠 One person rent
$758
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$308
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.8
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$429
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
21
29
😀 Quality of life
38
30
🏙️ Population
2.77M
42.7K

The cost of living in Douala is 155% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4238th and 8245th ($1422 vs $559) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Cameroon and Kenya, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7632nd and 8560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Meru

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Douala Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.86
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$125
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.4
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.72
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1528
$363
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.6
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.16%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2099
$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1017
$1339
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.51
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.58
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.88
$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$536
$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3503
$8822

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53 km or 33 mi Buea
$679
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$737
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$846
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1132
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$620
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$390
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$662
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$614
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1256
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$679
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$956
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$681
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$480
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$866
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$709
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$925
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$633
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1006
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1004
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$658
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$541
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$669
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1494
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$654
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$649
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$826
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$496
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$767
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$756
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$611
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$761
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1185
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$521
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$401
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$681
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1009

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$611
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$794
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$418
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$501
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$537
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$540
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$513
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$519
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$597
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$594
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$541
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$561
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$692
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$553
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$537
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$602
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$598
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$533
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$568
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$503
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$680
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$467
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$782
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1012
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$590
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$791
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$811
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$539
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$601
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$768
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$691
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$491
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$686
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$776
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$514