Male vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$805
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
22
😀 Quality of life
64
43
🏙️ Population
133K
2.44M

The cost of living in Male is 96% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4552nd and 7446th ($1311 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Maldives and Cameroon, respectively. Check Maldives vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5347th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Yaounde

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Male Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$1815

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$348
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$303
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$275
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$251
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$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
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$387
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$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
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$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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$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
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$655
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$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
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$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
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$353
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$775