Douala vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$575
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
49
😀 Quality of life
31
71
🏙️ Population
2.77M
8.78M

The cost of living in Douala is 78% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4865th and 7630th ($1156 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 Quanzhou. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 8755th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Quanzhou

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Douala Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$9745

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954