Shenzhen vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$484
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
26
😀 Quality of life
80
43
🏙️ Population
17.5M
2.44M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 66% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5744th and 7966th ($939 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 8th in China and Cameroon, respectively. Check China vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 460th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Yaounde

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Shenzhen Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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