Riyadh vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$921
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
26
😀 Quality of life
77
24
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.44M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 108% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 3292nd and 6597th ($1586 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 796th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$1615

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310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$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
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774