Chicago vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$119
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
25
😀 Quality of life
97
39
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.44M

The cost of living in Chicago is 317% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 394th and 7283rd ($2799 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 16th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778