Montreal vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$940
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$349
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
25
😀 Quality of life
93
24
🏙️ Population
1.8M
2.44M

The cost of living in Montreal is 149% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2225th and 6685th ($1857 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Yaounde. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 51st and 8653rd 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
$15.9
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$1631

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1265
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$555
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$764
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1502
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$759
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$533
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$486
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$743
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$850
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$371
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$779