Cologne vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$192
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
22
😀 Quality of life
95
44
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.44M

The cost of living in Cologne is 191% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2200th and 7518th ($1941 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 6th in Germany and Cameroon, respectively. Check Germany vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 21st and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$1797

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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