Chisinau vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$482
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
26
😀 Quality of life
57
24
🏙️ Population
639K
2.44M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 15% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6200th and 6597th ($876 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Moldova and Cameroon, respectively. Check Moldova vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5629th and 8641st 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
$7.06
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$1615

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774