Douala vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$711
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
36
89
🏙️ Population
2.77M
7.41M

The cost of living in Douala is 50% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4177th and 503rd ($1300 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 7640th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Hong Kong

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Douala Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$20363

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611