Beirut vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$549
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
25
😀 Quality of life
63
39
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.44M

The cost of living in Beirut is 88% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4577th and 7283rd ($1261 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Lebanon and Cameroon, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5475th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778