Beirut vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$641
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
74
22
😀 Quality of life
63
44
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.44M

The cost of living in Beirut is 116% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4177th and 7518th ($1441 vs $666) 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 0.3 months in Yaounde. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5483rd and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$1797

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$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
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670