Yaounde vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Yaounde Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$764
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1859
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$342
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.3
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$372
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
26
17
😀 Quality of life
24
37
🏙️ Population
2.44M
9.03M

The cost of living in Yaounde is 27% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6597th and 7790th ($764 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Yaounde ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 8641st and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Yaounde Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$290
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1050
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.02%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$675
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.3
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.99
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.74
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.54
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.4
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1615
$15431

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$710
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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
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$377
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$774

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528