Jeddah vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$541
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
25
😀 Quality of life
79
39
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.44M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 72% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4809th and 7283rd ($1155 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Saudi Arabia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 894th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Yaounde

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Jeddah Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$1806

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$964
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$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1182
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$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778