Douala vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$711
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
21
24
😀 Quality of life
36
43
🏙️ Population
2.77M
6.56M

The cost of living in Douala is 125% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4177th and 7871st ($1300 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 Shaoyang. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 7640th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$11076

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586