Shenzhen vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2307
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$456
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$808
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.4
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$969
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
25
😀 Quality of life
78
39
🏙️ Population
17.5M
2.44M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 31% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6334th and 7283rd ($878 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 1094th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Shenzhen Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.52
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$619
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$637
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12494
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5776
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.58
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22402
$1806

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$2414
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$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
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$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778