Suzhou vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2829
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$312
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1146
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
25
😀 Quality of life
68
24
🏙️ Population
12.7M
2.44M

The cost of living in Suzhou is 16% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6198th and 6685th ($868 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 3rd in China and Cameroon, respectively. Check China vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Suzhou compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Suzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 3351st and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Suzhou Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.09
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.55
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.13
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1199
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6107
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3223
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.1
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.54
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.5
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.3
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.8
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.6
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1457
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17431
$1631

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75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
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$602
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$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613

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$1265
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$555
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$764
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$601
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$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
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$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
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$558
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$1502
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$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$759
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$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
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$533
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$666
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$486
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$743
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$850
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$371
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