Shanghai vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$600
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
22
😀 Quality of life
75
43
🏙️ Population
24.9M
2.44M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 69% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4971st and 7446th ($1126 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in China and Cameroon, respectively. Check China vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 1655th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Yaounde

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Shanghai Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765

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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