Douala vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$748
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
21
70
😀 Quality of life
40
71
🏙️ Population
2.77M
12.7M

The cost of living in Douala is 77% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4344th and 6778th ($1363 vs $771) 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 7753rd and 3523rd 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
$8.84
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$15339

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$665
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$755
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$849
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1413
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$793
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$397
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$671
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$698
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1241
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$674
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$961
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$676
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$563
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$878
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1051
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$708
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$926
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$632
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1046
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1044
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$660
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$571
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$664
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$644
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$810
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$494
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$778
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$781
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$852
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$621
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$752
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1102
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$393
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$664
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610