Dortmund vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4167
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$789
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1623
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2702
$349
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
25
😀 Quality of life
91
24
🏙️ Population
595K
2.44M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 112% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 3100th and 6685th ($1585 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th and 3rd 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 Dortmund compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Dortmund ranked 21st best city to live in Germany vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 114th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Yaounde

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Dortmund Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$630
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1252
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$327
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2829
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2209
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.7
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.28
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.1
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26045
$1631

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DortmundYaounde

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1459
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1489
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1422
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1440
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1437
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1448
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1456
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1446
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1154
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1377
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1444
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1358
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1438
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1431
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1309
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1461
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1435
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1445
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1408
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1443
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1422
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1465
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1233
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1428
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1434

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1265
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$555
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$764
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$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