Douala vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$711
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
21
71
😀 Quality of life
36
63
🏙️ Population
2.77M
10.6M

The cost of living in Douala is 167% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4177th and 8597th ($1300 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 7640th and 4919th 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
$8.3
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733