Nairobi vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$286
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
25
😀 Quality of life
58
39
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.44M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 21% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6622nd and 7283rd ($811 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kenya and Cameroon, respectively. Check Kenya vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6071st and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Yaounde

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Nairobi Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778