Columbus vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$136
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
22
😀 Quality of life
92
43
🏙️ Population
906K
2.44M

The cost of living in Columbus is 218% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1686th and 7446th ($2127 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 Columbus compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 96th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Yaounde

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Columbus Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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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