Nairobi vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$269
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$372
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
67
26
😀 Quality of life
57
24
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.44M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 3% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6689th and 6597th ($745 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kenya and Cameroon, respectively. Check Kenya vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5632nd and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$1615

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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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