Ashgabat vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$887
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
7
22
😀 Quality of life
48
43
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.44M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 170% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2849th and 7446th ($1806 vs $668) 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 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 6881st and 7507th 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
$28.8
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775