Sharjah vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1494
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3243
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$958
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1655
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2174
$349
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
65
25
😀 Quality of life
83
24
🏙️ Population
1.25M
2.44M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 100% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 3460th and 6685th ($1494 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 412th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.45
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$802
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6652
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.8
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.7
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.67
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7169
$1631

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1265
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$555
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$764
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1502
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$759
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$533
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$486
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$743
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$850
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$371
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$779