Jeddah vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$511
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
26
😀 Quality of life
75
24
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.44M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 47% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4828th and 6597th ($1123 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.5 months in Yaounde. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 1110th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$1615

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$940
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$1096
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$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
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$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774