Beirut vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$623
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
26
😀 Quality of life
62
43
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.44M

The cost of living in Beirut is 111% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4447th and 7966th ($1195 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Lebanon and Cameroon, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5118th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250