Sydney vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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
$1668
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

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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