Douala vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$575
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
21
96
😀 Quality of life
31
77
🏙️ Population
2.77M
18.7M

The cost of living in Douala is 47% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4865th and 6854th ($1156 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8755th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Guangzhou

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Douala Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$19408

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53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711