Ashgabat vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$893
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
7
25
😀 Quality of life
49
39
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.44M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 173% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2595th and 7283rd ($1833 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Turkmenistan and Cameroon, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6667th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Yaounde

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Ashgabat Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

Cities near Yaounde

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