Taichung vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2706
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$308
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1355
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
84
25
😀 Quality of life
81
24
🏙️ Population
3.03M
2.44M

The cost of living in Taichung is 20% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6071st and 6685th ($894 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Yaounde. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 521st and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.57
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5817
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3737
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.67
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.83
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.3
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18658
$1631

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$813
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$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
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$747
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$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1265
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$555
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$764
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$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
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1502
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$759
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$533
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$486
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$743
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$850
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$371
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$779