Nicosia vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1485
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3514
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$789
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1785
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
22
😀 Quality of life
83
43
🏙️ Population
56.8K
2.44M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 122% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4107th and 7446th ($1485 vs $668) 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 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 563rd and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Yaounde

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Nicosia Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.68
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1295
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3205
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2358
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.1
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.75
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9656
$1815

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$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911

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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