Charlotte vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$349
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
25
😀 Quality of life
88
24
🏙️ Population
875K
2.44M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 238% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 761st and 6685th ($2528 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th 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 Charlotte compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 252nd and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$1631

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888

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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