Glasgow vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	26
😀 Quality of life	96	24
🏙️ Population	626K	2.44M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 163% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6597th ($2013 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 4th in the United Kingdom and Cameroon, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 19th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Yaounde

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	Glasgow	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$1615

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1368
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$794
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$933
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$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
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$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
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$658
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$518
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$635
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$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
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$377
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$774