Amman vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$386
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
64
25
😀 Quality of life
68
24
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.44M

The cost of living in Amman is 33% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5535th and 6685th ($994 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Cameroon, respectively. Check Jordan vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 3048th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$1631

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$552
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$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
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$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1930
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1265
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$555
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$764
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1502
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$759
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$533
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$486
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$743
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$850
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$371
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$779