Douala vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$711
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
21
90
😀 Quality of life
36
73
🏙️ Population
2.77M
13.9M

The cost of living in Douala is 89% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4177th and 6886th ($1300 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th 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 Tianjin. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7640th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600