Douala vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$748
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
21
93
😀 Quality of life
40
69
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.37M

The cost of living in Douala is 112% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4344th and 7469th ($1363 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 7753rd and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$9056

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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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663