Taichung vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$348
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
85
22
😀 Quality of life
86
43
🏙️ Population
2.87M
2.44M

The cost of living in Taichung is 43% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5984th and 7446th ($957 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Taiwan and Cameroon, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 409th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Yaounde

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Taichung Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$1815

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$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$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