Douala vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$731
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
21
93
😀 Quality of life
34
65
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.37M

The cost of living in Douala is 88% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6780th ($1368 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th 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 Hefei. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 7649th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$8558

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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
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699