Columbus vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
26
😀 Quality of life
88
24
🏙️ Population
906K
2.44M

The cost of living in Columbus is 195% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1248th and 6597th ($2252 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 4th 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 0.5 months in Yaounde. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 242nd and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$1615

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774