Yaounde vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Yaounde Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1691
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$212
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.3
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$575
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
25
77
😀 Quality of life
39
68
🏙️ Population
2.44M
12.6M

The cost of living in Yaounde is 33% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7283rd and 8651st ($671 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 491st in Cameroon and China, respectively. Check Cameroon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Yaounde compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Yaounde ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7830th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Yaounde vs Zhengzhou

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Yaounde Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.5
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$205
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.44%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$616
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.76
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1806
$19556

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$1363
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$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563