Dhaka vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$121	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$372
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	72	26
😀 Quality of life	54	24
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.44M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 44% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8916th and 6597th ($428 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.5 months in Yaounde. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5968th and 8641st 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	$1.9	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$1615

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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