Kabul vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$285	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$372
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	29	26
😀 Quality of life	13	24
🏙️ Population	4.27M	2.44M

The cost of living in Kabul is 22% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7801st and 6597th ($599 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Afghanistan and Cameroon, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9123rd and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Yaounde

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	Kabul	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$1615

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$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