Bangkok vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$416	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	89	25
😀 Quality of life	74	24
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.44M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 26% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6685th ($941 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Thailand and Cameroon, respectively. Check Thailand vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 1221st and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Yaounde

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	Bangkok	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$1631

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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