Charlotte vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$372
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
68
26
😀 Quality of life
88
24
🏙️ Population
875K
2.44M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 242% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 574th and 6597th ($2615 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 4th 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 57th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 230th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$3.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$1615

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$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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