Douala vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$659
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
21
84
😀 Quality of life
30
71
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.37M

The cost of living in Douala is 92% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4669th and 7557th ($1254 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 105th 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 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 8810th and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Hefei

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Douala Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.53
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$9430

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677