Marseille vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Marseille Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1759
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$780
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1339
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2494
$192
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
43
22
😀 Quality of life
85
44
🏙️ Population
886K
2.44M

The cost of living in Marseille is 164% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2979th and 7518th ($1759 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 6th in France and Cameroon, respectively. Check France vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Marseille compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Marseille ranked 12th best city to live in France vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 453rd and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Marseille vs Yaounde

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Marseille Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.2
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.59
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.87
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1496
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5339
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3745
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.09
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.15
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.7
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$824
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10478
$1797

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1853
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1827
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1530
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1488
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1501
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1440
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1644
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$2002
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1863
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1901
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7483
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1474
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1568
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1307
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1202
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1541
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1560
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1264
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1328
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1469
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1506
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1386
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1251
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1608
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1749
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1596
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1352
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1599
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1659
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1578
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1747
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1652
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1320
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1865
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1142
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1584
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1613

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$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
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670