Douala vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$731
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
100
😀 Quality of life
34
79
🏙️ Population
2.77M
24.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 20% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4173rd and 4780th ($1368 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7649th and 571st 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
$8.53
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774