Copenhagen vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$349
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	25
😀 Quality of life	97	24
🏙️ Population	644K	2.44M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 212% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1085th and 6685th ($2333 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Denmark and Cameroon, respectively. Check Denmark vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 10th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Yaounde

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	Copenhagen	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$1631

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779