Tirana vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tirana Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2462
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$464
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$807
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$698
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
45
25
😀 Quality of life
67
24
🏙️ Population
418K
2.44M

The cost of living in Tirana is 36% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5400th and 6685th ($1015 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 3525th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Tirana Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.79%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3096
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.78
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.3
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5391
$1631

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$935
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$772
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$639
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$749
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$614
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$965
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$636
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$679
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$746
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$972
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$765
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$682
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$635
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$975
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1117
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1030
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$537
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1150
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$772
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$987
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$545
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1070
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1164
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1182
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$588
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1070
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$556
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$595
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1056
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1187
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$463
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1199
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$943
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$561
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$930
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$662
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1027

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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