Douala vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$711
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
21
97
😀 Quality of life
36
75
🏙️ Population
2.77M
18.7M

The cost of living in Douala is 75% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4177th and 6607th ($1300 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7640th and 955th 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
$8.3
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$18235

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Cities near Douala

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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620