Douala vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$659
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
21
53
😀 Quality of life
30
71
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.4M

The cost of living in Douala is 87% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4669th and 7431st ($1254 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 Ningbo. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 8810th and 3738th 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
$7.53
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$15051

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525