Douala vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$575
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
81
😀 Quality of life
31
74
🏙️ Population
2.77M
13.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 70% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4865th and 7400th ($1156 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd 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 Tianjin. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 8755th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Tianjin

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Douala Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$16559

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546