Foshan vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$185
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
26
😀 Quality of life
70
24
🏙️ Population
9.5M
2.44M

The cost of living in Foshan is 21% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7753rd and 6597th ($602 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 4th in China and Cameroon, respectively. Check China vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 2359th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$1615

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$763
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$830
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$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
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$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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$1368
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$794
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$933
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$655
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$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
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$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
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$787
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$810
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$377
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$774