Dhaka vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1680
🏠 One person rent	$106	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$359
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	72	26
😀 Quality of life	57	43
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.44M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 20% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8745th and 7966th ($456 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Bangladesh and Cameroon, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5727th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Yaounde

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	Dhaka	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$2559

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

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