Tirana vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1086
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2612
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$487
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$827
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
26
😀 Quality of life
66
24
🏙️ Population
418K
2.44M

The cost of living in Tirana is 42% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5025th and 6597th ($1086 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.5 months in Yaounde. Tirana ranked 1st best city to live in Albania vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 3918th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Tirana Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$996
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.93%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1555
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.26
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.34
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.7
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5212
$1615

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7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774