Douala vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$731
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
21
61
😀 Quality of life
34
53
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.4M

The cost of living in Douala is 87% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6747th ($1368 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 7649th and 6048th 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
$8.53
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$12898

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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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538