Calgary vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1677
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$192
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	22
😀 Quality of life	90	44
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.44M

The cost of living in Calgary is 215% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1759th and 7518th ($2095 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 0.3 months in Yaounde. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 187th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Calgary	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$1797

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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