Chicago vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	25
😀 Quality of life	95	24
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.44M

The cost of living in Chicago is 258% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 529th and 6685th ($2678 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 23rd and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$1631

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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