Dhaka vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$118	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$349
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	72	25
😀 Quality of life	54	24
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.44M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 42% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8899th and 6685th ($430 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Cameroon, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5971st and 8653rd 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	$1.89	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$1631

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779