Medina vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$696
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
20
25
😀 Quality of life
66
24
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.44M

The cost of living in Medina is 63% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4439th and 6685th ($1215 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 3899th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$1631

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905

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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