Islamabad vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$199	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$349
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	69	25
😀 Quality of life	49	24
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.44M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 41% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8870th and 6685th ($442 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Pakistan and Cameroon, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6313th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Yaounde

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	Islamabad	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$1631

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369

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