Bogota vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bogota Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2124
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$399
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$671
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
88
26
😀 Quality of life
60
43
🏙️ Population
7.74M
2.44M

The cost of living in Bogota is 56% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6066th and 7966th ($883 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Colombia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Colombia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5338th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bogota Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$513
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.72
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.84
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$226
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6983
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Soacha
$724
39 km or 24 mi Facatativa
$433
46 km or 29 mi Zipaquira
$645
72 km or 44 mi Villavicencio
$530
88 km or 55 mi Girardot
$416
127 km or 79 mi Ibague
$525
130 km or 81 mi Tunja
$511
165 km or 102 mi Manizales
$727
166 km or 103 mi Salento
$567
176 km or 109 mi Sogamoso
$597
177 km or 110 mi Duitama
$617
178 km or 110 mi Armenia
$551
181 km or 113 mi Pereira
$639
202 km or 126 mi Yopal
$594
205 km or 127 mi Cartago
$639
231 km or 144 mi Neiva
$507
241 km or 150 mi Envigado
$812
243 km or 151 mi Tulua
$493
246 km or 153 mi Medellin
$867
252 km or 157 mi Bello
$778
274 km or 170 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
274 km or 170 mi Palmira
$648
294 km or 182 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Bucaramanga
$649
301 km or 187 mi Cali
$720
311 km or 193 mi Quibdo
$649
338 km or 210 mi Buenaventura
$552
371 km or 230 mi Popayan
$455
375 km or 233 mi Florencia
$416
392 km or 244 mi Rubio
$593
399 km or 248 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
405 km or 252 mi Cucuta
$708
405 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
411 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
412 km or 256 mi Ocana
$612
454 km or 282 mi La Grita
$617
458 km or 285 mi Arauca
$646
472 km or 293 mi Guasdualito
$659
486 km or 302 mi Turbo
$624
503 km or 312 mi Monteria
$633

Cities near Yaounde

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