Taichung vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2692
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$380
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1459
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
85
25
😀 Quality of life
83
39
🏙️ Population
3.03M
2.44M

The cost of living in Taichung is 50% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5518th and 7283rd ($1006 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Taiwan and Cameroon, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 541st and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7470
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8113
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.7
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19915
$1806

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$894
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51 km or 32 mi Douliu
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$914
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$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650

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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
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$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778