Nicosia vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1453
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3383
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$775
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1312
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.3
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1674
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
25
😀 Quality of life
81
39
🏙️ Population
56.8K
2.44M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 117% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4118th and 7283rd ($1453 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Cyprus and Cameroon, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 705th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.7
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.2
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8498
$1806

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$1420
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$1305
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$1587
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$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778