Sharjah vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$912
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
22
😀 Quality of life
87
43
🏙️ Population
1.25M
2.44M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 120% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4144th and 7446th ($1473 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in the United Arab Emirates and Cameroon, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 352nd and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Yaounde

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Sharjah Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492

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