Riyadh vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Riyadh Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$946
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
22
😀 Quality of life
78
43
🏙️ Population
7.01M
2.44M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 144% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 3529th and 7446th ($1632 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Saudi Arabia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 879th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Riyadh vs Yaounde

Prices for goods and services in Riyadh and Yaounde are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Riyadh Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$1815

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

Cities near Yaounde

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