Douala vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Douala Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$575
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$1093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
21
74
😀 Quality of life
31
58
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.07M

The cost of living in Douala is 89% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4865th and 7878th ($1156 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 8755th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Douala vs Shenyang

Prices for goods and services in Douala and Shenyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Douala Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$22712

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Douala

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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$499
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$537
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$567
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$549
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$474
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$519
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$457
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$552
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$512
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$556
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$578
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$528
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$526
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$540
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$559
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$539
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$549
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$573
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$550
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$549
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$541
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$603
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$491
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$582
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$579
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$540
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$572
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$529
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$555
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$615
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$551
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1550
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$593
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$619
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$607
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1556
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1544
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$532