Douala vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1265
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3165
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$676
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1351
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
78
😀 Quality of life
34
66
🏙️ Population
2.77M
12.6M

The cost of living in Douala is 147% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4304th and 8544th ($1265 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 7681st and 3982nd 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
$8.07
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$112
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1743
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1010
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.25%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$920
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.58
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3126
$19343

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Distance City Cost of living
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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591