Douala vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$731
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
96
😀 Quality of life
34
79
🏙️ Population
2.77M
17.7M

The cost of living in Douala is 43% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4173rd and 5948th ($1368 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7649th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$24117

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618