Mecca vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$472
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
41
22
😀 Quality of life
58
43
🏙️ Population
2.43M
2.44M

The cost of living in Mecca is 66% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5028th and 7446th ($1107 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 months in Mecca compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 6123rd and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Yaounde

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Mecca Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.49
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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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