Taichung vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$346
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
84
26
😀 Quality of life
80
24
🏙️ Population
3.03M
2.44M

The cost of living in Taichung is 22% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6052nd and 6597th ($931 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th 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 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 496th and 8641st 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
$3.77
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$1615

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$841
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$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
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$707
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$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
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$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774