Yaounde vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Yaounde Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$764
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1859
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$342
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.3
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$372
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
26
78
😀 Quality of life
24
66
🏙️ Population
2.44M
12.6M

The cost of living in Yaounde is 46% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6597th and 8506th ($764 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 518th in Cameroon and China, respectively. Check Cameroon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Yaounde compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Yaounde ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8641st and 3930th 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
$4.94
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$290
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1050
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$675
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.3
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.99
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.74
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.4
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1615
$19861

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$1368
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619