Sanaa vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$560
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1331
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$242
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.9
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
25
😀 Quality of life
38
39
🏙️ Population
2.96M
2.44M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 17% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8195th and 7283rd ($560 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Yemen and Cameroon, respectively. Check Yemen vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 8072nd and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.93%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1661
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.71
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.95
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.2
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3336
$1806

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$498
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$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031

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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
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778