Douala vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$731
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$727
😷 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 124% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4173rd and 7649th ($1368 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 7649th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610