Al Ain vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$903
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
38
22
😀 Quality of life
84
43
🏙️ Population
767K
2.44M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 118% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4207th and 7446th ($1457 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 505th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Yaounde

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Al Ain Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$1815

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$2420
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$1473
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$2183
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$2070
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$1148
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$1373
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$1710
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
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$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$825
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
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$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
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$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775