Al Ain vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$889
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
38
25
😀 Quality of life
82
39
🏙️ Population
767K
2.44M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 116% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4123rd and 7283rd ($1449 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 588th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$1806

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$1228
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$2514
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$1419
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$2521
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$1942
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$1183
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$529
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
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$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778