Paris vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$349
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	99	25
😀 Quality of life	95	24
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.44M

The cost of living in Paris is 204% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1222nd and 6685th ($2267 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 25th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Yaounde

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	Paris	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$1631

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779