Douala vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$711
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
21
24
😀 Quality of life
36
41
🏙️ Population
2.77M
7.82M

The cost of living in Douala is 75% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4177th and 6604th ($1300 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 7640th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$14498

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543