Al Ain vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$612
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$359
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
26
😀 Quality of life
79
43
🏙️ Population
767K
2.44M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 100% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4616th and 7966th ($1132 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 8th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 496th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$2559

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$2229
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
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$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
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$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
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$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1300
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$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
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$247
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$467
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$313
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$825
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$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250