Jeddah vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$584
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
22
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
4.7M
2.44M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 81% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4757th and 7446th ($1209 vs $668) 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 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 990th and 7507th 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
$6.63
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$1815

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$906
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$893
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$902
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$942
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$498
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$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1254
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$750
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$834
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$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
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$655
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$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
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$631
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$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
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$851
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$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775