Douala vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$575
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
21
95
😀 Quality of life
31
76
🏙️ Population
2.77M
17.5M

The cost of living in Douala is 16% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4865th and 5618th ($1156 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8755th and 1163rd 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
$6.41
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$21140

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648