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¥22.07
|
$8.26
FCFA5,052
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.67
|
$4.95
FCFA3,031
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
$1.49
FCFA912
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
$0.71
FCFA434
|
|
pay 68.3% more for groceries
China
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.93
|
$0.50
FCFA303
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.39
|
$10.32
FCFA6,316
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥51.95
|
$10.94
FCFA6,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.97
|
$1.89
FCFA1,157
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.43
|
$3.37
FCFA2,064
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.53
|
$1.92
FCFA1,177
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.17
|
$0.90
FCFA550
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.80
|
$0.77
FCFA474
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.82
|
$0.53
FCFA325
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.39
|
$1.10
FCFA673
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
$0.84
FCFA516
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
China
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.26
|
$4.39
FCFA2,685
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥161.36
|
$16.51
FCFA10,105
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥142,149.19
|
$28,706.83
FCFA17,569,812
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.36
|
$7.10
FCFA4,345
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
China
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.49
|
$171.52
FCFA104,978
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,436.16
|
$854.50
FCFA522,991
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,515.98
|
$550.11
FCFA336,694
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥288.59
|
$120.26
FCFA73,602
|
|
pay 40.3% less for childcare
China
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,505.66
|
$490.05
FCFA299,930
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥130,901.52
|
$3,233.72
FCFA1,979,173
|
|
pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.82
|
$1.51
FCFA922
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.24
|
$1.48
FCFA905
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.34
|
$2.48
FCFA1,516
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥305.20
|
$33.02
FCFA20,210
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.59
|
$8.26
FCFA5,052
|
|
pay 83.8% more for clothing
China
|
Douala
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥353.63
|
$77.10
FCFA47,190
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥227.57
|
$64.66
FCFA39,577
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥533.83
|
$134.19
FCFA82,130
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥557.36
|
$144.79
FCFA88,620
|
|
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