Douala vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$659
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
95
😀 Quality of life
30
77
🏙️ Population
2.77M
17.5M

The cost of living in Douala is 34% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4669th and 6106th ($1254 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 Shenzhen. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8810th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Shenzhen

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Douala Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.53
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$641
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$750
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$834
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1344
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$750
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$386
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$668
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$687
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1239
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$601
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$849
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$618
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1555
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$587
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$785
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$922
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$745
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$878
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$655
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1042
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1042
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$699
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$550
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$594
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1551
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$578
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$830
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$492
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$775
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$750
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$659
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$785
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$608
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1022
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$538
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$353
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$665
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1017

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638