Guangzhou vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$352
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
97
25
😀 Quality of life
75
24
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.44M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 4% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6548th and 6685th ($774 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in China and Cameroon, respectively. Check China vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 1055th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$1631

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$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1265
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$555
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$764
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$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
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1502
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$759
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$533
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$486
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$743
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$850
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$371
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$779