Douala vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$2398
🏠 One person rent
$676
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
91
😀 Quality of life
34
72
🏙️ Population
2.77M
11.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 57% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4304th and 6419th ($1265 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 Hangzhou. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 7681st and 1916th 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
$8.07
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$4179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$5.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$4.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$31296

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$601
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$655
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$764
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$741
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$555
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$384
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$747
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$553
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1121
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$621
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$883
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$679
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1611
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$462
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$805
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$972
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$668
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$881
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$558
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$900
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$900
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$625
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$527
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$651
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$634
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$820
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$482
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$759
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$695
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$743
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$556
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$776
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1113
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$535
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$371
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$677
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$716
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$573
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$650
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$677
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$642
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$868
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$695
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$587
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$708
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$654
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$670
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$700
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$672
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1097
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$665
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$645
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$984
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$702
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$657
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$590
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$642
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$616
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$643
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$682
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$607
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$602
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$631
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$691
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$621
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$603
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$522
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$666
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$671
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$644
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$746