Bangkok vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$425	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	89	26
😀 Quality of life	74	24
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.44M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 30% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5738th and 6597th ($994 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and Cameroon, respectively. Check Thailand vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 1355th and 8641st 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	$4.03	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$1615

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

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