Yaounde vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Yaounde Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1677
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$214
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$329
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.6
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$192
$701
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
22
14
😀 Quality of life
44
43
🏙️ Population
2.44M
9.03M

The cost of living in Yaounde is 9% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7518th and 7898th ($666 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 226th in Cameroon and China, respectively. Check Cameroon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Yaounde compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Yaounde ranked 1st best city to live in Cameroon vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 7301st and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Yaounde vs Zhoukou

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Yaounde Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$195
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$873
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$615
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.04
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.92
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.89
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1797
$18568

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$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
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$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531