Guangzhou vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$333
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
97
26
😀 Quality of life
75
24
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.44M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 0.2% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6597th ($763 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 4th in China and Cameroon, respectively. Check China vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 1036th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$1615

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$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