Douala vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$711
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
21
61
😀 Quality of life
36
56
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.4M

The cost of living in Douala is 92% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4177th and 6976th ($1300 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7640th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$9922

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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
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524