Douala vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$1451
🏠 One person rent
$748
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
21
33
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
2.77M
7.06M

The cost of living in Douala is 166% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4344th and 8584th ($1363 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 473rd 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 229th in China, while ranked 7753rd and 6971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$9.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$16794

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$665
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$755
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$849
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1413
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$793
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$397
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$671
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$698
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1241
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$674
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$961
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$676
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$563
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$878
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1051
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$708
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$926
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$632
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1046
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1044
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$660
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$571
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$664
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$644
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$810
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$494
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$778
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$781
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$852
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$621
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$752
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1102
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$393
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$664
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$510
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$503
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$515
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$517
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$525
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$506
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$518
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$513
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$537
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$523
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$518
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$504
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$522
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$544
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$517
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$506
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$505
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$501
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$507
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$502
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$511
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$506
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$478
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$536
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$689
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$491
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$581
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$499
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$553
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$534
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$479
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$527
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$572
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$553
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$517
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$582