Columbus vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$192
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
22
😀 Quality of life
88
44
🏙️ Population
906K
2.44M

The cost of living in Columbus is 221% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1634th and 7518th ($2140 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 0.3 months in Yaounde. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 266th and 7301st 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
$20.9
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$1797

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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
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670