Jeddah vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$495
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
26
😀 Quality of life
73
43
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.44M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 94% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4731st and 7966th ($1100 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Saudi Arabia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 1616th and 6890th 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
$6.55
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$2559

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$1032
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$1361
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$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
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$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250