Medina vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$391
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
20
26
😀 Quality of life
52
43
🏙️ Population
1.18M
2.44M

The cost of living in Medina is 57% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6017th and 7966th ($892 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 8th in Saudi Arabia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 6150th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$2559

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$844
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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250