Amman vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$368
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$66.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
62
25
😀 Quality of life
70
27
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.44M

The cost of living in Amman is 26% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5708th and 6328th ($962 vs $765) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Cameroon, respectively. Check Jordan vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 2687th and 8750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$56
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$1924

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1253
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$734
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$527
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$367
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$394
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$425
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$968
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$773
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$630
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$638
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$485
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$613
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$739
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$764
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1592
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$931
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$736
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$563
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$595
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$593
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$860
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$676
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$904
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$849
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1306
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$749
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$715
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$613
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$508
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$726
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$517
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$617
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$607
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$487
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$664
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$922
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$589
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$673