Douala vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$575
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$268
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$624
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
21
31
😀 Quality of life
31
49
🏙️ Population
2.77M
7.06M

The cost of living in Douala is 114% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 4865th and 8441st ($1156 vs $540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 447th 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 146th in China, while ranked 8755th and 6749th 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
$6.41
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$19544

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$524
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$513
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$525
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$522
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$529
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$513
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$520
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$520
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$492
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$538
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$516
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$537
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$523
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$514
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$533
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$504
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$529
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$525
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$520
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$487
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$484
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$502
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$491
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$457
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$562
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$637
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$521
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$515
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$575
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$524
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$519
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$538
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$502
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$533
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$555
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$530
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$610