Douala vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$676
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
21
60
😀 Quality of life
34
53
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.4M

The cost of living in Douala is 79% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4304th and 6849th ($1265 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 48th in China, while ranked 7681st and 6084th 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
$8.07
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$12465

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$601
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$655
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$764
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$741
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$555
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$384
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$747
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$553
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1121
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$621
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$883
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$679
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1611
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$462
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$805
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$972
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$668
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$881
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$558
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$900
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$900
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$625
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$527
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$651
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$634
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$820
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$482
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$759
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$695
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$743
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$556
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$776
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1113
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$535
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$371
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$677
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522