Victoria vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Victoria	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1495	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3864	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$837	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1959	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$861	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	8	25
😀 Quality of life	59	24
🏙️ Population	24.7K	2.44M

The cost of living in Victoria is 100% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 3454th and 6685th ($1495 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Seychelles and Cameroon, respectively. Check the Seychelles vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Victoria compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Victoria ranked 1st best city to live in the Seychelles vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5404th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Victoria vs Yaounde

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	Victoria	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.25	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.81	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$826	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1953	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1746	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.2	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.56%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$405	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.84	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.93	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.47	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.73	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.38	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.8	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.17	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.7	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$156	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8298	$1631

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Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408

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