Abu Dhabi vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$349
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	25
😀 Quality of life	83	24
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.44M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 145% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2320th and 6685th ($1828 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Cameroon, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 438th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Yaounde

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	Abu Dhabi	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$1631

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

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