Perth vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$349
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	25
😀 Quality of life	98	24
🏙️ Population	2.14M	2.44M

The cost of living in Perth is 178% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1654th and 6685th ($2075 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Australia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Australia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Yaounde

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	Perth	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$1631

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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