Columbus vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
25
😀 Quality of life
88
24
🏙️ Population
906K
2.44M

The cost of living in Columbus is 187% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1476th and 6685th ($2145 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 249th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$1631

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$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$371
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$779