Jacksonville vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$1691
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$317
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$119
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	56	25
😀 Quality of life	89	39
🏙️ Population	950K	2.44M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 231% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1415th and 7283rd ($2222 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th 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 Jacksonville compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 278th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$1806

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1363
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$793
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$849
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$665
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$755
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$698
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1241
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1413
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$397
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$708
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$494
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$674
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$961
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1774
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$563
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$878
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1051
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$621
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$926
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1044
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$632
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1514
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$810
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$644
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$781
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$536
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$664
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$526
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$644
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$596
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$505
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$852
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$836
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$393
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$778