Mexico City vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$611
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
26
😀 Quality of life
68
24
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.44M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 56% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4630th and 6597th ($1190 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Mexico and Cameroon, respectively. Check Mexico vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 3360th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$1615

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

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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