Douala vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$659
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
49
😀 Quality of life
30
71
🏙️ Population
2.77M
8.78M

The cost of living in Douala is 98% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4669th and 7679th ($1254 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 23rd in China, while ranked 8810th and 3611th 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
$7.53
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$9536

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943