Douala vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$748
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
21
24
😀 Quality of life
40
45
🏙️ Population
2.77M
6.56M

The cost of living in Douala is 126% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4344th and 7790th ($1363 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7753rd and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$10279

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$665
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$755
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$849
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1413
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$793
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$397
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$671
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$698
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1241
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$674
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$961
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$676
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$563
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$878
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1051
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$708
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$926
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$632
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1046
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1044
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$660
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$571
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$664
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$644
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$810
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$494
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$778
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$781
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$852
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$621
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$752
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1102
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$393
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$664
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599