Douala vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1798
🏠 One person rent
$731
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$331
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$839
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
21
21
😀 Quality of life
34
40
🏙️ Population
2.77M
6.71M

The cost of living in Douala is 44% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4173rd and 5996th ($1368 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 7649th and 6953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Yancheng

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Douala Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$20047

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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
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$699
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$698
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$648
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$705
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$676
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$673
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$650
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$629
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$674
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$588
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$630
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$685
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$620
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$729
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$656
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$651
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$661
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$774
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$608
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$718
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$623
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$612
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$738
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$702
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$690
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$610
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$706
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$749
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$585
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$748
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$524
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1028