Brisbane vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1677
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$192
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	66	22
😀 Quality of life	97	44
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.44M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 249% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1241st and 7518th ($2323 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th in Australia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Australia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 3rd and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brisbane	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$1797

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1156
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$759
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$821
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$627
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$738
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$699
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1209
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1272
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$373
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$743
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$478
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$591
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$773
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1364
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$564
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$693
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$795
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$601
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$786
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1013
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$627
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1375
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$760
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$567
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$672
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$531
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$506
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$488
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$576
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$489
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$692
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$833
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$323
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$670