Cairo vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$189
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$119
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
84
25
😀 Quality of life
60
39
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.44M

The cost of living in Cairo is 30% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8802nd and 7283rd ($473 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 0.2 months in Yaounde. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5895th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$1806

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$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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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