Sydney vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sydney	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2539	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6160	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1496	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2729	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$374	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4315	$349
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	25
😀 Quality of life	100	24
🏙️ Population	4.84M	2.44M

The cost of living in Sydney is 240% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 745th and 6685th ($2539 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Australia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Australia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sydney compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 2nd and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Yaounde

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	Sydney	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.73	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.29	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1225	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3607	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2246	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13272	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7795	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$133	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.2	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.7	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1992	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17957	$1631

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683

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