Taipei vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3254
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$567
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1230
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1684
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
25
😀 Quality of life
86
24
🏙️ Population
2.6M
2.44M

The cost of living in Taipei is 58% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4534th and 6685th ($1181 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Taiwan and Cameroon, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 339th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.1%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13635
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6907
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$617
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19749
$1631

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$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
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$486
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$743
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$850
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$371
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$779