Douala vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$676
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
21
24
😀 Quality of life
34
39
🏙️ Population
2.77M
6.56M

The cost of living in Douala is 114% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4304th and 7740th ($1265 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 7681st and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$11393

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$601
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$655
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$764
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$741
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$555
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$384
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$747
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$553
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1121
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$621
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$883
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$679
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1611
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$462
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$805
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$972
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$668
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$881
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$558
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$900
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$900
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$625
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$527
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$651
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$634
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$820
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$482
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$759
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$695
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$743
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$556
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$776
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1113
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$535
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$371
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$677
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600