Ottawa vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1697
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$310
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$136
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	49	22
😀 Quality of life	92	43
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.44M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 219% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1668th and 7446th ($2133 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th in Canada and Cameroon, respectively. Check Canada vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 123rd and 7507th 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	$16.4	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$1815

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Yaounde

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