Male vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$810
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
22
😀 Quality of life
64
44
🏙️ Population
133K
2.44M

The cost of living in Male is 98% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4490th and 7518th ($1321 vs $666) 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 0.3 months in Yaounde. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5278th and 7301st 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
$6.01
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$1797

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$261
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$243
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$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
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$372
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$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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$1156
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$759
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$821
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$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
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$627
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$1375
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$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
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$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
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$488
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$576
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$597
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$489
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$692
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$833
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$323
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$670