Mexico City vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$663
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
90
26
😀 Quality of life
66
43
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.44M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 127% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4206th and 7966th ($1288 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 8th 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 0.6 months in Yaounde. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 4184th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$2559

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

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