Montreal vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$992
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1658
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3005
$136
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
22
😀 Quality of life
96
43
🏙️ Population
1.8M
2.44M

The cost of living in Montreal is 189% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2284th and 7446th ($1928 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 6th in Canada and Cameroon, respectively. Check Canada vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 11th and 7507th 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
$16.8
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.9
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.46
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1085
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$852
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5305
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.53
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5550
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775