Asmara vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$212
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
9
22
😀 Quality of life
15
44
🏙️ Population
963K
2.44M

The cost of living in Asmara is 23% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8615th and 7518th ($513 vs $666) 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 0.3 months in Yaounde. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 9202nd and 7301st 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
$3.14
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$1797

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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$1156
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$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
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$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
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$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670