Shenzhen vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2526
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$552
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$975
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$938
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
22
😀 Quality of life
76
44
🏙️ Population
17.5M
2.44M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 49% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5618th and 7518th ($995 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th in China and Cameroon, respectively. Check China vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Shenzhen ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 1163rd and 7301st 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
$3.68
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.5
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13122
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6054
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.37
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21140
$1797

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$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670