Rome vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1938
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2219
$119
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
25
😀 Quality of life
89
39
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.44M

The cost of living in Rome is 201% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1942nd and 7283rd ($2020 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Italy and Cameroon, respectively. Check Italy vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 292nd and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rome Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2374
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8120
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$558
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10916
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323

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$1363
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$793
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$849
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$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778