Douala vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$748
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
21
60
😀 Quality of life
40
57
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.4M

The cost of living in Douala is 91% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4344th and 7025th ($1363 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 Ningbo. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 7753rd and 6133rd 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
$8.84
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$15234

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$665
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$755
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$849
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1413
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$793
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$397
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$671
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$698
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1241
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$674
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$961
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$676
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$563
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$878
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1051
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$708
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$926
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$632
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1046
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1044
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$660
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$571
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$664
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$644
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$810
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$494
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$778
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$781
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$852
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$621
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$752
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1102
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$393
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$664
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531