Douala vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$711
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
21
17
😀 Quality of life
36
41
🏙️ Population
2.77M
9.03M

The cost of living in Douala is 122% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4177th and 7809th ($1300 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 7640th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Douala Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.47
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$2.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$13369

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532