Rome vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1718
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4113
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$929
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1682
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1842
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
25
😀 Quality of life
86
24
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.44M

The cost of living in Rome is 130% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2624th and 6685th ($1718 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Yaounde. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 337th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Rome Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1049
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2124
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.16%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7056
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9864
$1631

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$964
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$1562
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$1504
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$1324
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1270
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1289
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1250
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1543
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1224
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1004
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1046
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1058
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1208
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1340
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1241
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1171
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1100
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1128
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1294
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1312
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1101
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1074
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1239
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1133
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1231
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1267
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1218
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1518
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$955
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1204
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1396
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1270
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1165
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1301
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1061
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1229
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1521
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1201

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$1265
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$555
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$764
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$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
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$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
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$533
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$486
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$743
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$850
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$371
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$779