Chicago vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$136
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
22
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.44M

The cost of living in Chicago is 322% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 375th and 7446th ($2822 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 Chicago compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 22nd and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Yaounde

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Chicago Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Yaounde

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