Taipei vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$535
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
26
😀 Quality of life
86
24
🏙️ Population
2.6M
2.44M

The cost of living in Taipei is 52% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4715th and 6597th ($1158 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Taipei compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 311th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.98
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$1615

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$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
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$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