Gothenburg vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$808	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$349
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	46	25
😀 Quality of life	92	24
🏙️ Population	675K	2.44M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 117% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2959th and 6685th ($1623 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Sweden and Cameroon, respectively. Check Sweden vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 78th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Yaounde

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	Gothenburg	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$1631

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$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