Houston vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$349
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	25
😀 Quality of life	91	24
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.44M

The cost of living in Houston is 203% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1229th and 6685th ($2265 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 Houston compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 97th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Yaounde

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	Houston	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$1631

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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