Beirut vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$598
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
74
22
😀 Quality of life
62
43
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.44M

The cost of living in Beirut is 102% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4463rd and 7446th ($1353 vs $668) 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 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5682nd and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$1815

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$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
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$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
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$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
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775