Sanaa vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$223
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$359
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
26
😀 Quality of life
23
43
🏙️ Population
2.96M
2.44M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 8% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8335th and 7966th ($523 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.6 months in Yaounde. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 8884th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.02
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.6
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2959
$2559

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$467
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$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840

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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