Melbourne vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
26
😀 Quality of life
100
24
🏙️ Population
5.03M
2.44M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 214% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 923rd and 6597th ($2397 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$1615

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$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
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$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
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774