Tirana vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$443
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$809
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$616
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
26
😀 Quality of life
67
43
🏙️ Population
418K
2.44M

The cost of living in Tirana is 77% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5302nd and 7966th ($1002 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Albania and Cameroon, respectively. Check Albania vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Tirana compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Tirana ranked 1st best city to live in Albania vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 3974th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tirana Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.7
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.59
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.44%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2724
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.26
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.9
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.34
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4444
$2559

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7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009

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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