Charlotte vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$136
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
22
😀 Quality of life
89
43
🏙️ Population
875K
2.44M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 260% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1073rd and 7446th ($2403 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 6th 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 Charlotte compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 283rd and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Yaounde

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Charlotte Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775