Douala vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$676
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$729
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
21
44
😀 Quality of life
34
43
🏙️ Population
2.77M
6.65M

The cost of living in Douala is 114% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 4304th and 7767th ($1265 vs $590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 276th 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 1.2 months in Hengyang. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Hengyang ranked 140th in China, while ranked 7681st and 6669th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Hengyang

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Douala Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.19
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$23
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$34.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$3292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$3135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$3.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$8454

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$601
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$655
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$764
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$741
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$555
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$384
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$747
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$553
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1121
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$621
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$883
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$679
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1611
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$462
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$805
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$972
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$668
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$881
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$558
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$900
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$900
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$625
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$527
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$651
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$634
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$820
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$482
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$759
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$695
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$743
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$556
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$776
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1113
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$535
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$371
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$677
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030

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Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$579
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$609
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$582
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$592
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$575
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$563
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$553
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$724
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$577
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$577
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$570
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$586
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$590
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$755
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$600
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$564
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$818
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$480
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$543
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$761
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$579
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$596
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$522
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$758
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$569
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$533
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$549
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$539
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$589
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$591
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$573
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$794
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$635
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$556
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$506
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$591
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$585
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600