Bern vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
26
😀 Quality of life
95
24
🏙️ Population
135K
2.44M

The cost of living in Bern is 229% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 743rd and 6597th ($2512 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 4th in Switzerland and Cameroon, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 33rd and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$1615

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

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