Dongguan vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$257
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
26
😀 Quality of life
69
24
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.44M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 11% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7055th and 6597th ($678 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 4th in China and Cameroon, respectively. Check China vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 3115th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Yaounde

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Dongguan Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$1615

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$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774