Douala vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$748
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
40
77
🏙️ Population
2.77M
24.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 21% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4344th and 4879th ($1363 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7753rd and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Shanghai

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Douala Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$665
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$755
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$849
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1413
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$793
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$397
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$671
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$698
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1241
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$674
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$961
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$676
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$563
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$878
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1051
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$708
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$926
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$632
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1046
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1044
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$660
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$571
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$664
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$644
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$810
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$494
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$778
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$781
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$852
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$621
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$752
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1102
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$393
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$664
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753