Cairo vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cairo | Yaounde | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cairo is 45% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8926th and 6597th ($424 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Egypt and Cameroon, respectively. Check Egypt vs Cameroon comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5583rd and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Cairo vs Yaounde
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| Cairo | Yaounde | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.6 mi |  Giza | |
| 8.1 km or 5 mi | Shubra El Kheima | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Helwan | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Benha | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Shibin El Kom | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Zagazig | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanta | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Faiyum | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | El Mahalla El Kubra | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Beni Suef | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Mansoura | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Ismailia | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Suez | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Damanhur | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Damietta | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Port Said | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Alexandria | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Minya | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Asyut | |
| 347 km or 216 mi |  Gaza | |
| 351 km or 218 mi |  Ofakim | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Netivot | |
| 360 km or 223 mi | Sderot | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Dahab | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Eilat | |
| 365 km or 226 mi | Ashkelon | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Beersheba | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Rahat | |
| 368 km or 229 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Ashdod | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dimona | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | El Gouna | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Yavne | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Sohag | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dura | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Rehovot |
Cities near Yaounde
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 203 km or 126 mi |  Douala | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Kumba | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Buea | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Limbe | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Bamenda | |
| 297 km or 185 mi |  Bata | |
| 305 km or 189 mi | Malabo | |
| 374 km or 233 mi |  Calabar | |
| 448 km or 278 mi | Ngaoundere | |
| 449 km or 279 mi |  Libreville | |
| 475 km or 295 mi |  Berberati | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Aba | |
| 484 km or 301 mi | Umuahia | |
| 511 km or 317 mi | Port Harcourt | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Owerri | |
| 530 km or 329 mi | Enugu | |
| 558 km or 346 mi | Awka | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Onitsha | |
| 593 km or 368 mi | Port-Gentil | |
| 640 km or 398 mi | Garoua | |
| 660 km or 410 mi |  Sao Tome | |
| 665 km or 413 mi | Warri | |
| 669 km or 415 mi | Trindade | |
| 709 km or 440 mi | Benin | |
| 729 km or 453 mi | Abuja | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Jos | |
| 738 km or 459 mi | Mubi | |
| 741 km or 461 mi | Bauchi | |
| 748 km or 465 mi |  Gamboma | |
| 754 km or 468 mi | Owo | |
| 783 km or 487 mi | Bangui | |
| 795 km or 494 mi | Akure | |
| 809 km or 503 mi | Maroua | |
| 813 km or 505 mi | Ado Ekiti | |
| 831 km or 516 mi |  Bongor | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Minna | |
| 862 km or 535 mi |  Mbandaka | |
| 867 km or 539 mi | Kaduna | |
| 867 km or 539 mi | Ife |