Douala vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$575
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
21
65
😀 Quality of life
31
74
🏙️ Population
2.77M
12.7M

The cost of living in Douala is 45% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4865th and 6776th ($1156 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8755th and 2020th 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
$6.41
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635