Dongguan vs Douala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Douala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$3165
🏠 One person rent
$250
$676
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$1351
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
21
😀 Quality of life
69
34
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.77M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 48% less expensive than in Douala. Cities ranked 7169th and 4304th ($656 vs $1265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1st in China and Cameroon, respectively. Check China vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.1 months in Douala. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Douala ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 2941st and 7681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Douala

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Dongguan Douala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$478
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$1743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1010
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$92.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
19.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$6.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$3126

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68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
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70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
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88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
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$2737
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$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
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$601
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$655
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$764
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$741
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$555
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$384
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$747
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$553
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1121
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$621
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$883
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$679
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1611
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$462
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$805
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$972
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$668
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$881
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$558
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$900
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$900
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$625
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$527
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$651
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$634
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$820
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$482
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$759
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$695
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$743
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$556
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$776
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$1113
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$535
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$371
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$677
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$1030