Nicosia vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3249
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$701
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1285
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
26
😀 Quality of life
81
24
🏙️ Population
330K
2.44M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 77% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4220th and 6597th ($1352 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Cyprus and Cameroon, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 469th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2667
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1828
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.66
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$1615

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$1150
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$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
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$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591

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$1368
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$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
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$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
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$701
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$681
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$492
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$787
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$810
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$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774