Ottawa vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
26
😀 Quality of life
89
24
🏙️ Population
1.02M
2.44M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 193% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1290th and 6597th ($2236 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 Ottawa compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 167th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$1615

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884

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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