Douala vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$711
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
91
😀 Quality of life
36
72
🏙️ Population
2.77M
11.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 56% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4177th and 6270th ($1300 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 7640th and 2093rd 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
$8.3
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$26569

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740