Dresden vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$729
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
26
😀 Quality of life
89
24
🏙️ Population
563K
2.44M

The cost of living in Dresden is 91% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 3857th and 6597th ($1462 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 4th 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 Dresden compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 203rd and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$1615

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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$1368
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$794
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$933
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$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
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$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
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$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
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$635
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$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
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$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774