Douala vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1363
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3181
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$748
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1264
$323
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
21
21
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
2.77M
6.71M

The cost of living in Douala is 49% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4344th and 6158th ($1363 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 242nd in China, while ranked 7753rd and 7008th 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
$8.84
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$124
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$826
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2075
$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1019
$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$145
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3511
$18627

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Cities near Douala

Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$665
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$755
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$849
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1413
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$793
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$397
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$671
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$698
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1241
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$674
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$961
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$676
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1774
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$563
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$878
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1051
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$708
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$926
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$632
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1046
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1044
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$660
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$571
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$664
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1514
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$644
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$810
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$494
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$778
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$781
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$705
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$852
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$621
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$752
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1102
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$393
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$664
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1013

Cities near Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$663
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$664
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$617
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$654
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$634
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$651
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$602
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$610
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$597
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$622
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$531
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$590
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$621
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$537
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$597
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$634
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$547
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$601
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$602
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$618
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$612
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$753
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$564
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$632
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$679
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$583
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$567
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$696
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$674
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$639
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$558
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$673
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$771
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$546
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$656
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$509
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1003