Athens vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$633
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
26
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
664K
2.44M

The cost of living in Athens is 127% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4210th and 7966th ($1287 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 8th in Greece and Cameroon, respectively. Check Greece vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 560th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250