Singapore City vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Singapore City	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3168	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7320	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$2164	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$4039	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$273	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4523	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	89	26
😀 Quality of life	97	24
🏙️ Population	5.87M	2.44M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 315% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 81st and 6597th ($3168 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Singapore and Cameroon, respectively. Check Singapore vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 8th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Yaounde

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	Singapore City	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.77	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2514	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1898	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5063	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3531	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21434	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7782	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.37	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.5	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.1	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1202	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28407	$1615

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1368
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$794
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$933
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$655
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$710
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$714
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1201
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$812
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$374
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$702
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$638
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$906
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1686
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$469
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$846
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1036
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$724
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$878
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$886
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$879
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$537
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1262
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$757
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$616
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$735
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$658
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$518
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$635
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$701
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$787
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$810
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$377
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$774