Douala vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$731
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
21
98
😀 Quality of life
34
70
🏙️ Population
2.77M
12.3M

The cost of living in Douala is 98% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6979th ($1368 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 7649th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$9062

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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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611