Douala vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$731
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
21
34
😀 Quality of life
34
40
🏙️ Population
2.77M
7.06M

The cost of living in Douala is 168% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4173rd and 8612th ($1368 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 529th 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 Luoyang. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 7649th and 6911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$17189

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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
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$521
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$517
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$533
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$535
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$542
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$555
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$525
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$541
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$502
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$567
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$571
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$554
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$522
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$559
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$611
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$568
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$551
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$551
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$537
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$610
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$588
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$565
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$586
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$623
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$591
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$747
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$587
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$550
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$655
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$544
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$612
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$608
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$538
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$648
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$819
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$559
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$599