Mexico City vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$774
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
22
😀 Quality of life
72
43
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.44M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 114% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4274th and 7446th ($1428 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Mexico and Cameroon, respectively. Check Mexico vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 3354th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Yaounde

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Mexico City Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$1815

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775