Douala vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2976
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$659
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1122
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
21
65
😀 Quality of life
30
72
🏙️ Population
2.77M
12.7M

The cost of living in Douala is 60% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4669th and 6833rd ($1254 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 Suzhou. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 8810th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Suzhou

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Douala Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.53
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.74
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.11%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2109
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.72
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$17664

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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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623