Douala vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$659
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
21
31
😀 Quality of life
30
46
🏙️ Population
2.77M
7.06M

The cost of living in Douala is 139% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4669th and 8565th ($1254 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 466th 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 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 8810th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Luoyang

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Douala Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.53
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$19226

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598