Guangzhou vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$354
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
22
😀 Quality of life
74
43
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.44M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 17% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6835th and 7446th ($782 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 2285th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Yaounde

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Guangzhou Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775