Douala vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$676
$523
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$319
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$854
😷 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 41% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4304th and 6043rd ($1265 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 236th in China, while ranked 7681st and 6955th 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
$8.07
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$4.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$22179

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DoualaYancheng

Cost of living

$349

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53 km or 33 mi Buea
$601
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$655
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$764
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$741
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$555
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$384
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$747
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$553
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1121
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$621
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$883
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$679
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1611
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$462
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$805
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$972
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$668
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$881
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$558
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$900
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$900
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$625
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$527
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$651
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1502
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$634
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$820
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$482
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$779
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$759
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$695
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$743
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$556
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$776
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1113
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$535
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$371
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$677
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$665
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$665
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$621
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$668
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$643
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$644
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$644
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$620
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$613
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$603
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$522
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$592
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$643
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$536
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$607
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$657
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$602
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$702
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$620
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$621
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$631
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$746
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$572
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$645
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$670
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$587
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$575
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$695
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$654
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$566
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$665
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$868
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$700
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$541
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$666
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$505
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$984