Guangzhou vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$322
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
97
25
😀 Quality of life
75
39
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.44M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 13% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6838th and 7283rd ($758 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 2100th and 7830th 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
$2.82
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Yaounde

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