Chisinau vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$428
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
26
😀 Quality of life
58
43
🏙️ Population
639K
2.44M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 43% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6354th and 7966th ($810 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th 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 0.6 months in Yaounde. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5671st and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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