Yaounde vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Yaounde Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1691
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$212
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.3
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$119
$8151
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
25
81
😀 Quality of life
39
100
🏙️ Population
2.44M
449K

The cost of living in Yaounde is 82% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7283rd and 23rd ($671 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Cameroon and Switzerland, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Yaounde compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Yaounde ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7830th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Yaounde Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.5
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$205
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.8
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.44%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$616
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.89
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.9
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.76
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1806
$22875

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$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1694
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2964
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1397
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041