Douala vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$748
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$882
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
91
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
2.77M
11.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 65% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4344th and 6563rd ($1363 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 Hangzhou. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 7753rd and 2980th 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
$8.84
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$28925

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$665
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$755
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$849
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1413
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$793
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$397
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$671
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$698
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1241
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$674
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$961
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$676
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$563
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$878
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1051
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$708
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$926
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$632
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1046
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1044
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$660
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$571
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$664
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$644
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$810
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$494
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$778
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$781
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$852
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$621
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$752
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1102
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$393
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$664
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753