Douala vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$731
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
90
😀 Quality of life
34
71
🏙️ Population
2.77M
13.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 93% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6862nd ($1368 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 7649th and 2285th 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
$8.53
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$16590

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618