Shenzhen vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2444
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$507
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$900
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
22
😀 Quality of life
77
43
🏙️ Population
17.5M
2.44M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 41% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6106th and 7446th ($939 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in China and Cameroon, respectively. Check China vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 1113th and 7507th 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
$3.57
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1182
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13180
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5913
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22916
$1815

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$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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