Jeddah vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$583
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
22
😀 Quality of life
76
44
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.44M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 82% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4730th and 7518th ($1210 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 1324th and 7301st 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
$5.59
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$1797

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$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
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$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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