Melbourne vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$359
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
26
😀 Quality of life
98
43
🏙️ Population
4.53M
2.44M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 315% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 933rd and 7966th ($2356 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Australia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Australia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 2nd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$2559

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481

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