Perth vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$1697
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$310
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$136
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	94	22
😀 Quality of life	96	43
🏙️ Population	2.14M	2.44M

The cost of living in Perth is 266% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 978th and 7446th ($2448 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th in Australia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Australia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 10th and 7507th 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	$15.6	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$1815

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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