Cologne vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$967
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$359
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
26
😀 Quality of life
96
43
🏙️ Population
1.07M
2.44M

The cost of living in Cologne is 209% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2484th and 7966th ($1752 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 8th 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 0.6 months in Yaounde. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 12th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250