Beirut vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$555
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
26
😀 Quality of life
61
24
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.44M

The cost of living in Beirut is 52% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4691st and 6597th ($1165 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lebanon and Cameroon, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 4996th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$1615

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Yaounde

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