Sydney vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$1697
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$310
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$136
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	99	22
😀 Quality of life	98	43
🏙️ Population	5.45M	2.44M

The cost of living in Sydney is 326% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 348th and 7446th ($2844 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Australia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Australia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 2nd and 7507th 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	$15.8	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$1815

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1254
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$750
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$834
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$641
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$750
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$687
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1239
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1344
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$386
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$745
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$492
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$849
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1555
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$587
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$785
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$922
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$608
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$878
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1042
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$655
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1551
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$830
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$631
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$750
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$543
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$594
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$522
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$578
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$584
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$506
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$785
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$851
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$353
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$775