Ottawa vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$1680
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$359
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	50	26
😀 Quality of life	90	43
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.44M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 282% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1355th and 7966th ($2170 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 8th in Canada and Cameroon, respectively. Check Canada vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 117th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Yaounde

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	Ottawa	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$2559

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1300
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$761
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$860
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$587
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$683
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$436
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1242
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$990
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$237
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$697
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$462
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$233
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$330
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$507
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$290
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$325
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$354
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$633
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$866
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$351
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$866
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$315
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$288
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$269
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$264
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$272
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$510
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$272
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$489
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$243
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$616
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$467
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$825
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$210
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$250