Riyadh vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$996
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$359
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
26
😀 Quality of life
74
43
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.44M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 189% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2922nd and 7966th ($1642 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Saudi Arabia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 1210th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$4.36
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250