Edinburgh vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$192
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
88
22
😀 Quality of life
92
44
🏙️ Population
488K
2.44M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 245% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1307th and 7518th ($2295 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 83rd and 7301st 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
$22.3
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$1797

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670