Calgary vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$136
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
53
22
😀 Quality of life
90
43
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.44M

The cost of living in Calgary is 217% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1716th and 7446th ($2118 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 6th 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 0.2 months in Yaounde. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 209th and 7507th 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
$17
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775