Chisinau vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$535
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
22
😀 Quality of life
62
44
🏙️ Population
567K
2.44M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 46% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5780th and 7518th ($969 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Moldova and Cameroon, respectively. Check Moldova vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5599th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Yaounde

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Chisinau Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$1797

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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