Tirana vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1264
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3052
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$607
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1058
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$910
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
48
22
😀 Quality of life
72
44
🏙️ Population
389K
2.44M

The cost of living in Tirana is 90% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4610th and 7518th ($1264 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Albania and Cameroon, respectively. Check Albania vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Tirana compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Tirana ranked 1st best city to live in Albania vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 2811th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tirana vs Yaounde

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Tirana Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.73
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.36
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$733
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1305
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.49%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4476
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2198
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.4
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.9
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.84
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.82
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.3
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7688
$1797

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7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670