Sanaa vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1377
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$241
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.9
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
26
😀 Quality of life
19
24
🏙️ Population
2.96M
2.44M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 28% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8269th and 6597th ($550 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Yemen and Cameroon, respectively. Check Yemen vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 8890th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.91%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1730
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.5
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.1
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2963
$1615

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$491
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$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
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$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
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$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
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$492
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$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
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$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774