Addis Ababa vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$407
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
26
😀 Quality of life
40
43
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.44M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 63% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5819th and 7966th ($923 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ethiopia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 7141st and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Yaounde

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Addis Ababa Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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