Douala vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$575
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$922
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
84
😀 Quality of life
31
72
🏙️ Population
2.77M
11.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 29% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4865th and 6257th ($1156 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 months in Hangzhou. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 8755th and 3005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Hangzhou

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Douala Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$25159

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789