Guangzhou vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$333
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
97
26
😀 Quality of life
75
43
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.44M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 31% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6607th and 7966th ($742 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 8th in China and Cameroon, respectively. Check China vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 955th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250