Cologne vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$136
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
22
😀 Quality of life
96
43
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.44M

The cost of living in Cologne is 198% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2067th and 7446th ($1990 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in Germany and Cameroon, respectively. Check Germany vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 15th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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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