Douala vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$731
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
21
95
😀 Quality of life
34
70
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.5M

The cost of living in Douala is 127% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4173rd and 7753rd ($1368 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st in Cameroon and China, respectively. Check Cameroon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 1.4 months in Foshan. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 7649th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$24357

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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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660