Douala vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$2098
🏠 One person rent
$731
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$994
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
21
29
😀 Quality of life
34
44
🏙️ Population
2.77M
6.17M

The cost of living in Douala is 77% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6548th ($1368 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Maoming ranked 132nd in China, while ranked 7649th and 6627th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Maoming

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Douala Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$3.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.14
🥤 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
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$6440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$3663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$5.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$31.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$71.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$18483

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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
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$774
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$781
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$895
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$794
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$839
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$660
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$671
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$824
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$819
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$725
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$806
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$614
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$830
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$491
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$595
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$602
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1590
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$641
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$623
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$763
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$572
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$780
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$808
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$678
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$607
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$958
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2753
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2427
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$586
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$783
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$577
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$629
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$592
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$538
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$778
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$852
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$601
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$606
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$801
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$1014