Sydney vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2741
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6649
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$1620
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$3006
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$559
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$408
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3743
$359
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
26
😀 Quality of life
98
43
🏙️ Population
4.84M
2.44M

The cost of living in Sydney is 383% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 318th and 7966th ($2741 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Australia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Australia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sydney compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 3rd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sydney Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.69
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1859
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3954
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2433
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.7
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17057
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10833
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.27
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.19
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.6
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.3
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2005
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17934
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250