Douala vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$659
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
21
96
😀 Quality of life
30
74
🏙️ Population
2.77M
18.7M

The cost of living in Douala is 60% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4669th and 6835th ($1254 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 8810th and 2285th 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
$7.53
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694