Karachi vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$163
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$136
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
22
😀 Quality of life
54
43
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.44M

The cost of living in Karachi is 35% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8914th and 7446th ($434 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Pakistan and Cameroon, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 6414th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Yaounde

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Karachi Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$1815

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$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$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
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$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
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775