Douala vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$659
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
21
99
😀 Quality of life
30
75
🏙️ Population
2.77M
24.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 11% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4669th and 4971st ($1254 vs $1126) 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 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8810th and 1655th 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
$7.53
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$27781

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765