Helsinki vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$991
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$136
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
22
😀 Quality of life
94
43
🏙️ Population
687K
2.44M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 198% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2068th and 7446th ($1990 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Finland and Cameroon, respectively. Check Finland vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 48th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Yaounde

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Helsinki Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775