Douala vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$575
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
21
53
😀 Quality of life
31
73
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.4M

The cost of living in Douala is 75% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4865th and 7558th ($1156 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 8755th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Ningbo

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Douala Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.29
🥤 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
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$15801

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538