Douala vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1368
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3396
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$731
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
21
97
😀 Quality of life
34
75
🏙️ Population
2.77M
18.7M

The cost of living in Douala is 79% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4173rd and 6602nd ($1368 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Douala ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7649th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Guangzhou

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Douala Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.53
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$120
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$519
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1871
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1994
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$965
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.79
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.42
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.2
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$512
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3349
$15919

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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
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671