Chicago vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$359
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
26
😀 Quality of life
96
43
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.44M

The cost of living in Chicago is 361% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 505th and 7966th ($2613 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 8th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 16th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$2559

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250