Amman vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$383
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
26
😀 Quality of life
68
24
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.44M

The cost of living in Amman is 31% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5667th and 6597th ($1004 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 3456th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$1615

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774