Manchester vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$349
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	91	25
😀 Quality of life	92	24
🏙️ Population	548K	2.44M

The cost of living in Manchester is 177% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1662nd and 6685th ($2071 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Yaounde. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 85th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Yaounde

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	Manchester	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$1631

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779