Dortmund vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$762
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$119
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
25
😀 Quality of life
93
39
🏙️ Population
595K
2.44M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 143% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 3401st and 7283rd ($1632 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 6th in Germany and Cameroon, respectively. Check Germany vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 84th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778