Dresden vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$696
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
26
😀 Quality of life
88
43
🏙️ Population
555K
2.44M

The cost of living in Dresden is 148% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 3786th and 7966th ($1406 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 8th 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 0.6 months in Yaounde. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 190th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$2559

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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$1300
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$761
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$860
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$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
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$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
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$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250