Asmara vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$231
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$66.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$371
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
25
😀 Quality of life
17
27
🏙️ Population
963K
2.44M

The cost of living in Asmara is 32% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8273rd and 6328th ($522 vs $765) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Cameroon, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9072nd and 8750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Yaounde

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Asmara Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$56
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
7.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$4.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$1924

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$485
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$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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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