Douala vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$731
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
21
71
😀 Quality of life
34
61
🏙️ Population
2.77M
10.6M

The cost of living in Douala is 170% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4173rd and 8633rd ($1368 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 7649th and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Shijiazhuang

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Douala Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$4947

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734