Dongguan vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$250
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
25
😀 Quality of life
69
24
🏙️ Population
10.5M
2.44M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 12% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7169th and 6685th ($656 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 3rd 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 16th best city to live in China vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 2941st and 8653rd 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
$2.41
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$1631

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93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
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$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
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$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
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$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
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$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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$1265
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$555
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$764
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$601
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$655
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$553
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$1121
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$741
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$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
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$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
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$1611
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$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
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$558
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$1502
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$820
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$665
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$759
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$522
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$651
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$513
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$634
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$533
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$666
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$486
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$743
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$850
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$371
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$779