Alexandria vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
25
😀 Quality of life
56
39
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.44M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 43% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 9006th and 7283rd ($384 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6233rd and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Alexandria Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.15
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$1806

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$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$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
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778