Dubai vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
22
😀 Quality of life
90
43
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.44M

The cost of living in Dubai is 262% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1039th and 7446th ($2420 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the United Arab Emirates and Cameroon, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 203rd and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Yaounde

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Dubai Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775