Cost of living comparison
Douala is 2.0 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Douala instead of China, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
China
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.98
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.53
|
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
$1.49
FCFA907
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
$0.71
FCFA431
|
|
pay 68.3% more for groceries
China
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.89
|
$0.50
FCFA302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.22
|
$10.32
FCFA6,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥51.75
|
$10.94
FCFA6,656
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
$1.89
FCFA1,150
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.39
|
$3.37
FCFA2,053
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
$1.92
FCFA1,170
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.16
|
$0.90
FCFA547
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
$0.77
FCFA471
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
$0.53
FCFA324
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
$1.10
FCFA669
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
$0.84
FCFA513
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
China
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.14
|
$4.39
FCFA2,669
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥160.74
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥141,598.60
|
$28,706.83
FCFA17,469,946
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.25
|
$7.10
FCFA4,320
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
China
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.15
|
$171.52
FCFA104,382
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,426.72
|
$854.50
FCFA520,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,510.11
|
$550.11
FCFA334,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥287.47
|
$120.26
FCFA73,184
|
|
pay 40.3% less for childcare
China
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,492.08
|
$490.05
FCFA298,226
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥130,394.50
|
$3,233.72
FCFA1,967,924
|
|
pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
$1.51
FCFA917
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.15
|
$1.48
FCFA900
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.25
|
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥304.01
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.42
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 83.8% more for clothing
China
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥352.26
|
$77.10
FCFA46,921
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥226.69
|
$64.66
FCFA39,352
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥531.76
|
$134.19
FCFA81,663
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥555.20
|
$144.79
FCFA88,116
|
|
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