Douala vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$731
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
21
17
😀 Quality of life
34
37
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.03M

The cost of living in Douala is 128% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4173rd and 7790th ($1368 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 7649th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$15431

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528