Houston vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$372
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	26
😀 Quality of life	92	24
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.44M

The cost of living in Houston is 194% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1258th and 6597th ($2248 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 82nd and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$1615

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$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