Edinburgh vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$136
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
88
22
😀 Quality of life
93
43
🏙️ Population
488K
2.44M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 249% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1221st and 7446th ($2331 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 6th in the United Kingdom and Cameroon, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 77th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Yaounde

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Edinburgh Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$1815

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

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