Asmara vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$222
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
9
22
😀 Quality of life
18
43
🏙️ Population
963K
2.44M

The cost of living in Asmara is 21% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8533rd and 7446th ($531 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Eritrea and Cameroon, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 9169th and 7507th 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
$3.29
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$1815

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$498
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$497
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$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
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$931
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$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
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$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
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$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
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$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
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$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
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$1254
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$750
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$834
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$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
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$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
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$655
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$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
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$584
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$631
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$506
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$785
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$851
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$353
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$775