Calgary vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$349
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	25
😀 Quality of life	90	24
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.44M

The cost of living in Calgary is 178% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1646th and 6685th ($2077 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd in Canada and Cameroon, respectively. Check Canada vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 153rd and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Yaounde

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	Calgary	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$1631

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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