Douala vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1761
🏠 One person rent
$711
$270
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$853
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
21
28
😀 Quality of life
36
44
🏙️ Population
2.77M
6.23M

The cost of living in Douala is 98% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 4177th and 7132nd ($1300 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 162nd 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 Xinyang. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 7640th and 6731st among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$3.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$57.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$4031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$2204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$3.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$5.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$13167

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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 Xinyang

Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$629
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$639
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$651
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$624
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$650
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$643
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$589
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$605
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$589
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$608
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$620
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$594
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$646
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$642
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$617
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$584
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$601
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$624
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$660
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$605
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$622
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$685
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$586
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$661
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$599
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$604
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$570
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$697
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$702
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$563
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$669
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$601
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$596
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$554
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$554
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$647
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$574