Male vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3008
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$809
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
7
26
😀 Quality of life
61
24
🏙️ Population
133K
2.44M

The cost of living in Male is 69% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4342nd and 6597th ($1295 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Maldives and Cameroon, respectively. Check Maldives vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5145th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1573
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$98.8
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.54%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2675
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.9
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.27
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3225
$1615

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$370
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$331
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$289
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$250
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$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352

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$1368
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$794
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$933
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$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
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$537
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$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
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$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
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$492
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$787
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$810
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$377
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$774