Douala vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$711
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
21
70
😀 Quality of life
36
68
🏙️ Population
2.77M
12.7M

The cost of living in Douala is 27% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4177th and 5170th ($1300 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 Suzhou. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 7640th and 3722nd 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
$8.3
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$22097

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645