Montreal vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$969
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$119
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
25
😀 Quality of life
95
39
🏙️ Population
1.8M
2.44M

The cost of living in Montreal is 184% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2306th and 7283rd ($1903 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 0.2 months in Yaounde. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 46th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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