Douala vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$676
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
90
😀 Quality of life
34
70
🏙️ Population
2.77M
13.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 84% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4304th and 6956th ($1265 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 11th in China, while ranked 7681st and 2306th 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
$8.07
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$18215

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$601
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$655
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$764
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$741
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$555
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$384
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$747
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$553
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1121
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$621
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$883
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$679
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1611
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$462
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$805
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$972
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$668
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$881
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$558
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$900
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$900
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$625
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$527
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$651
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$634
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$820
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$482
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$759
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$695
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$743
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$556
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$776
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1113
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$535
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$371
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$677
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616