Douala vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$575
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
21
84
😀 Quality of life
31
71
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.37M

The cost of living in Douala is 73% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4865th and 7494th ($1156 vs $670) 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 8755th and 3146th 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
$6.41
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$8681

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693