Douala vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$711
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
53
😀 Quality of life
36
53
🏙️ Population
2.77M
8.78M

The cost of living in Douala is 89% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4177th and 6882nd ($1300 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd 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 50th in China, while ranked 7640th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083