Douala vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$731
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
21
70
😀 Quality of life
34
67
🏙️ Population
2.77M
12.7M

The cost of living in Douala is 34% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4173rd and 5553rd ($1368 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 7649th and 3798th 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
$8.53
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$26560

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645