Douala vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$731
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
91
😀 Quality of life
34
71
🏙️ Population
2.77M
11.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 62% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6287th ($1368 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 7649th and 2189th 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
$8.53
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$22679

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774