Douala vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$711
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
78
😀 Quality of life
36
67
🏙️ Population
2.77M
12.6M

The cost of living in Douala is 157% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4177th and 8471st ($1300 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 7640th and 3944th 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
$8.3
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$4818

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617