Dongguan vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$263
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
25
😀 Quality of life
72
39
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.44M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 1% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7341st and 7283rd ($662 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 6th 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 0.2 months in Yaounde. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 3389th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$1806

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778