Douala vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$575
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
21
17
😀 Quality of life
31
44
🏙️ Population
2.77M
7.82M

The cost of living in Douala is 89% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4865th and 7879th ($1156 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 8755th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Shangqiu

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Douala Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$19212

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$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522