Douala vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$731
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$714
😷 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 162% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4173rd and 8506th ($1368 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 7649th and 3930th 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
$8.53
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$655
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$710
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$933
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$812
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$794
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$374
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$764
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$714
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1201
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$638
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$906
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$651
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$1686
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$469
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$846
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$1036
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$702
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$886
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$537
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$878
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$879
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$659
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$666
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$658
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$1262
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$635
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$757
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$488
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$774
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$735
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$704
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$787
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$724
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$759
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$1133
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$526
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$377
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$699
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1019

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619