Singapore City vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Singapore City	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3201	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6971	$1691
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$3750	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$317
🚐 Transport expenses	$268	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4609	$119
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	89	25
😀 Quality of life	98	39
🏙️ Population	5.87M	2.44M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 377% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 109th and 7283rd ($3201 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.2 months in Yaounde. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 7th and 7830th 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	$8.79	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2659	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1943	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4723	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.92%	9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$22654	$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.6	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.32	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.5	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.7	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1206	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29519	$1806

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1363
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$793
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$849
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$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