Shenzhen vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$495
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1237
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1649
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
26
😀 Quality of life
79
24
🏙️ Population
17.7M
2.44M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 25% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5948th and 6597th ($958 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 4th 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 Shenzhen compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 556th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Shenzhen Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13100
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.2
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24117
$1615

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$2427
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$2753
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$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1368
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$794
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$933
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$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
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$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774