Paris vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2357
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5959
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$1338
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2858
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3414
$372
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
26
😀 Quality of life
95
24
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.44M

The cost of living in Paris is 208% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 998th and 6597th ($2357 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in France and Cameroon, respectively. Check France vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 22nd and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Paris Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.18
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.16
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1077
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3334
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2404
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$237
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13808
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9821
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.9
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18941
$1615

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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