Lyon vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1608
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3946
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$777
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3068
$372
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
26
😀 Quality of life
90
24
🏙️ Population
522K
2.44M

The cost of living in Lyon is 110% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 3218th and 6597th ($1608 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 4th in France and Cameroon, respectively. Check France vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Lyon compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 156th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lyon Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.5
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$3.69
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.41
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$845
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1554
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.75%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6432
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4491
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.7
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$3.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.4
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.86
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14265
$1615

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Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1287
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1413
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1448
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1272
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1473
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1563
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3120
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3090
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3094
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3152
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3322
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1278
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1261
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1617
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1102
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3364
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1363
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1795
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2871
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2890
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1372
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3257
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1554
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1149
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1364
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1364
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2823
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1426
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2052
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2424
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2738
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1301
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1407
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1502
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2592

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