Essen vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$759
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$359
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
26
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
579K
2.44M

The cost of living in Essen is 168% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 3358th and 7966th ($1519 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 Essen compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 32nd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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$1300
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$761
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$860
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$587
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$683
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$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
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$990
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$237
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$548
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$697
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$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
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$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
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$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
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$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
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$243
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$616
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$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
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$250