Columbus vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
26
😀 Quality of life
87
43
🏙️ Population
906K
2.44M

The cost of living in Columbus is 288% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1282nd and 7966th ($2202 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 202nd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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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