Nairobi vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$296
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
67
22
😀 Quality of life
58
43
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.44M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 19% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6763rd and 7446th ($797 vs $668) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 6139th and 7507th 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
$5.4
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775