Douala vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$575
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
21
21
😀 Quality of life
31
46
🏙️ Population
2.77M
6.56M

The cost of living in Douala is 91% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4865th and 7943rd ($1156 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 8755th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Shaoyang

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Douala Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619