Yaounde vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Yaounde Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1691
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$212
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.3
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$622
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
25
16
😀 Quality of life
39
43
🏙️ Population
2.44M
9.03M

The cost of living in Yaounde is 15% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7283rd and 7972nd ($671 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 235th 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 Zhoukou. Yaounde ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Zhoukou ranked 353rd in China, while ranked 7830th and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Yaounde Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.5
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$205
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.44%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$616
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.9
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.76
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1806
$14551

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$665
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$755
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$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
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$393
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$778

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499