Nicosia vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1492
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3475
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$807
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1368
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$64
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1894
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
22
😀 Quality of life
83
44
🏙️ Population
56.8K
2.44M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 124% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4020th and 7518th ($1492 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Cyprus and Cameroon, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 509th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3208
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.52
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9567
$1797

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$1382
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$2086
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$1923
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$1782
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$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
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$2047

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$1156
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$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
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$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
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$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
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$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
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$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
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$488
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$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
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$489
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$692
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$833
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$323
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$670