Douala vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$731
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
53
😀 Quality of life
34
50
🏙️ Population
2.77M
8.78M

The cost of living in Douala is 105% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4173rd and 7155th ($1368 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 7649th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$22902

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014