Sanaa vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1326
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$234
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.7
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
33
22
😀 Quality of life
40
43
🏙️ Population
2.96M
2.44M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 18% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8377th and 7446th ($551 vs $668) 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 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 7844th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Yaounde

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Sanaa Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.7
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$873
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.98
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.6
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3830
$1815

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$492
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$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996

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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