Douala vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$711
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$967
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
21
95
😀 Quality of life
36
73
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.5M

The cost of living in Douala is 126% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4177th and 7900th ($1300 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 401st 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 1.7 months in Foshan. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 7640th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$23979

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638