Medina vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Medina Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$353
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
20
26
😀 Quality of life
67
24
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.44M

The cost of living in Medina is 12% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6257th and 6597th ($853 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 3833rd and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Medina vs Yaounde infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Medina vs Yaounde

Prices for goods and services in Medina and Yaounde are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Medina Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$1615

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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