Alexandria vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$400
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$103
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$176
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
22
😀 Quality of life
56
43
🏙️ Population
5.36M
2.44M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 40% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8976th and 7446th ($400 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Egypt and Cameroon, respectively. Check Egypt vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 6248th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Yaounde

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Alexandria Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.48
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.1
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$240
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$128
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.92
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.8
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.1%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$728
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$494
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.94
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.06
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$1815

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$341
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$282
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$294
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$335
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$343
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$351
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$506
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$394
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$323
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$402
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$319
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$340
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$300
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$297
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$288
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$356
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$776
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$2022
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1761
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1993
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$2145
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1962
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1831
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$283
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2172
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1700
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2147
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$2031
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$2066
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2449
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2451

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$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
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$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
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775