Douala vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$711
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$973
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
21
29
😀 Quality of life
36
46
🏙️ Population
2.77M
6.17M

The cost of living in Douala is 52% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4177th and 6186th ($1300 vs $857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st 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 1.1 months in Maoming. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 7640th and 6533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$7658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$3744
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$18555

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$831
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$777
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$876
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$806
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$830
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$638
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$620
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$816
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$824
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$735
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$791
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$592
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$812
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$481
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$568
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$575
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1565
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$618
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$611
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$742
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$547
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$785
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$781
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$589
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$596
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$939
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2614
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2410
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$573
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$774
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$571
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$837
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$590
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$525
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$552
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$856
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$573
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$605
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$891
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$1083