Baltimore vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	97	25
😀 Quality of life	90	24
🏙️ Population	586K	2.44M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 206% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1182nd and 6685th ($2287 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 3rd in the United States and Cameroon, respectively. Check the United States vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 131st and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Yaounde

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	Baltimore	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$1631

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Yaounde

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