Manchester vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Manchester Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$359
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
26
😀 Quality of life
91
43
🏙️ Population
548K
2.44M

The cost of living in Manchester is 252% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1798th and 7966th ($1998 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 8th in the United Kingdom and Cameroon, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 110th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Manchester vs Yaounde infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Manchester vs Yaounde

Prices for goods and services in Manchester and Yaounde are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Manchester Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$2559

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250