Kabul vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$203	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$349
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	25
😀 Quality of life	14	24
🏙️ Population	4.27M	2.44M

The cost of living in Kabul is 37% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8769th and 6685th ($474 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Afghanistan and Cameroon, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 9071st and 8653rd 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	$2.38	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$1631

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779