Sheffield vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sheffield	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1764	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1001	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2831	$349
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	54 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	87	25
😀 Quality of life	90	24
🏙️ Population	518K	2.44M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 136% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2490th and 6685th ($1764 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 147th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Cameroon, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sheffield compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Sheffield ranked 26th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 141st and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sheffield vs Yaounde

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	Sheffield	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.5	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.31	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.42	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$937	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$818	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1922	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.7	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.27%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3631	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2541	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.2	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.2	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1155	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9487	$1631

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Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750

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