Bangalore vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$219	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	74	25
😀 Quality of life	68	24
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.44M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 29% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8398th and 6685th ($533 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in India and Cameroon, respectively. Check India vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 3159th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Yaounde

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	Bangalore	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$1631

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779