Taipei vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$537
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$359
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
26
😀 Quality of life
87
43
🏙️ Population
2.6M
2.44M

The cost of living in Taipei is 106% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4516th and 7966th ($1169 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 Taipei compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 209th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13301
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6421
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.01
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.03
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$736
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19102
$2559

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250