Asmara vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$228
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
26
😀 Quality of life
27
24
🏙️ Population
963K
2.44M

The cost of living in Asmara is 31% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8485th and 6597th ($524 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and Cameroon, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 8376th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$1615

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
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$810
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$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774