Montreal vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$986	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$372
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	93	24
🏙️ Population	1.76M	2.44M

The cost of living in Montreal is 156% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6597th ($1954 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 4th in Canada and Cameroon, respectively. Check Canada vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 60th and 8641st 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	$16.6	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$1615

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1368
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$794
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$933
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$655
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$710
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$714
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1201
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$812
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$374
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$702
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$638
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$906
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1686
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$469
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$846
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1036
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$724
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$878
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$886
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$879
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$537
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1262
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$757
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$616
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$735
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$658
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$518
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$635
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$701
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$787
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$810
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$377
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$774