Mexico City vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$721
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
25
😀 Quality of life
72
39
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.44M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 98% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4418th and 7283rd ($1331 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 3317th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778