Melbourne vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$349
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	25
😀 Quality of life	100	24
🏙️ Population	5.03M	2.44M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 194% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1365th and 6685th ($2194 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Australia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Australia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 1st and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Yaounde

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	Melbourne	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$1631

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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