Douala vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$711
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
21
98
😀 Quality of life
36
71
🏙️ Population
2.77M
12.3M

The cost of living in Douala is 101% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4177th and 7238th ($1300 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th 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 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 7640th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Wuhan

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Douala Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$3.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$11975

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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

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575