Douala vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1156
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2767
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$575
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$163
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
68
😀 Quality of life
31
70
🏙️ Population
2.77M
12.6M

The cost of living in Douala is 121% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4865th and 8548th ($1156 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8755th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Zhengzhou

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Douala Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.7
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1078
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.33%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2049
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$995
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.11
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3455
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$627
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$738
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$821
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$1272
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$759
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$373
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$666
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$699
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1209
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$591
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$773
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$559
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1364
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$564
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$693
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$795
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$743
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$786
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$627
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$1011
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$1013
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$698
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$551
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$531
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1375
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$488
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$760
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$478
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$670
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$672
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$575
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$692
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$601
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$658
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$946
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$518
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$323
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$639
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$995

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567