Douala vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1420
🏠 One person rent
$711
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$351
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
21
44
😀 Quality of life
36
48
🏙️ Population
2.77M
6.65M

The cost of living in Douala is 145% more expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 4177th and 8282nd ($1300 vs $530) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 503rd 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 Hengyang. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Hengyang ranked 116th in China, while ranked 7640th and 6455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$8.05
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$2.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.38
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$17.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$26.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$3.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$1.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$4.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$5.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$58
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$25.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$10726

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

Cities near Hengyang

Distance City Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi Loudi
$570
110 km or 68 mi Yongzhou
$584
110 km or 69 mi Xiangtan
$578
117 km or 73 mi Shaoyang
$577
119 km or 74 mi Zhuzhou
$585
124 km or 77 mi Liling
$565
127 km or 79 mi Lianyuan
$554
130 km or 81 mi Chenzhou
$752
144 km or 90 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
149 km or 93 mi Pingxiang
$573
150 km or 93 mi Changsha
$533
158 km or 98 mi Ningxiang
$555
189 km or 118 mi Yiyang
$575
204 km or 127 mi Yichun
$587
236 km or 146 mi Lianzhou
$774
238 km or 148 mi Ji'an
$613
252 km or 156 mi Xinyu
$581
254 km or 158 mi Shaoguan
$856
254 km or 158 mi Changde
$579
262 km or 163 mi Hongjiang
$549
262 km or 163 mi Ganzhou
$812
270 km or 168 mi Huaihua
$585
280 km or 174 mi Yueyang
$604
293 km or 182 mi Guilin
$525
295 km or 183 mi Hezhou
$785
299 km or 186 mi Linxiang
$583
312 km or 194 mi Jinshi
$558
315 km or 195 mi Shishou
$574
322 km or 200 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
323 km or 200 mi Jishou
$548
336 km or 209 mi Honghu
$602
348 km or 216 mi Chibi
$596
348 km or 216 mi Tongren
$584
360 km or 224 mi Qingyuan
$781
368 km or 229 mi Xianning
$647
373 km or 232 mi Songzi
$580
381 km or 237 mi Nanchang
$538
383 km or 238 mi Jingzhou
$609
391 km or 243 mi Fuzhou
$620
396 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586