Hempstead vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$349
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	97	25
😀 Quality of life	79	24
🏙️ Population	793K	2.44M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 257% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 556th and 6685th ($2664 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th 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 Hempstead compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 636th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Yaounde

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	Hempstead	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$1631

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$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
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779