Lyon vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lyon | Yaounde | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Lyon is 110% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 3152nd and 6685th ($1570 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 3rd in France and Cameroon, respectively. Check France vs Cameroon comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 195th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Lyon vs Yaounde
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| Lyon | Yaounde | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 km or 1.9 mi |  Villeurbanne | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Saint-Etienne | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Macon | |
| 67 km or 42 mi | Roanne | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Aix-les-Bains | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Chambery | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Valence | |
| 94 km or 58 mi | Grenoble | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | Annecy | |
| 109 km or 68 mi |  Vernier | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Meyrin | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Lancy | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Carouge | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Geneva | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Chalon-sur-Saone | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Vichy | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Annemasse | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Le Creusot | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Nyon | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Clermont-Ferrand | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Chamonix | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Renens | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Lausanne | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Dijon | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Montreux | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Yverdon-les-Bains | |
| 184 km or 115 mi | Montlucon | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Besancon | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Nevers | |
| 192 km or 120 mi |  Aosta | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Bulle | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Avignon | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Sion | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Neuchatel | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Fribourg | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Nimes | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Manosque | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Turin | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Koniz |
Cities near Yaounde
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 203 km or 126 mi |  Douala | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Kumba | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Buea | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Limbe | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Bamenda | |
| 297 km or 185 mi |  Bata | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Malabo | |
| 374 km or 233 mi |  Calabar | |
| 448 km or 278 mi | Ngaoundere | |
| 449 km or 279 mi |  Libreville | |
| 475 km or 295 mi |  Berberati | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Aba | |
| 484 km or 301 mi | Umuahia | |
| 511 km or 317 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Owerri | |
| 530 km or 329 mi | Enugu | |
| 558 km or 346 mi | Awka | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Onitsha | |
| 593 km or 368 mi | Port-Gentil | |
| 640 km or 398 mi | Garoua | |
| 660 km or 410 mi |  Sao Tome | |
| 665 km or 413 mi | Warri | |
| 669 km or 415 mi | Trindade | |
| 709 km or 440 mi | Benin | |
| 729 km or 453 mi | Abuja | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Jos | |
| 738 km or 459 mi | Mubi | |
| 741 km or 461 mi | Bauchi | |
| 748 km or 465 mi |  Gamboma | |
| 754 km or 468 mi | Owo | |
| 783 km or 487 mi | Bangui | |
| 795 km or 494 mi | Akure | |
| 809 km or 503 mi | Maroua | |
| 813 km or 505 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 831 km or 516 mi |  Bongor | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Minna | |
| 862 km or 535 mi |  Mbandaka | |
| 867 km or 539 mi | Kaduna | |
| 867 km or 539 mi | Ife |