Medina vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$659
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
23
22
😀 Quality of life
69
44
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.44M

The cost of living in Medina is 75% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4843rd and 7518th ($1164 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 4103rd and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Yaounde

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Medina Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$1797

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$791
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$1210
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$919
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$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670