Al Ain vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$900
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
38
22
😀 Quality of life
82
44
🏙️ Population
767K
2.44M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 119% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4139th and 7518th ($1455 vs $666) 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 562nd and 7301st 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
$10
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$1797

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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
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$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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$1156
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$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
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$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
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$489
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$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
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$323
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$670