Douala vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$731
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
34
88
🏙️ Population
2.77M
7.41M

The cost of living in Douala is 50% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4173rd and 379th ($1368 vs $2753) 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 7649th and 205th 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
$8.53
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$22381

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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
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623