Montreal vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$984
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$192
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
22
😀 Quality of life
93
44
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.44M

The cost of living in Montreal is 185% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2370th and 7518th ($1901 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 6th in Canada and Cameroon, respectively. Check Canada vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 49th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Yaounde

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Montreal Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$1797

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670