Jacksonville vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$1697
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$310
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$136
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	56	22
😀 Quality of life	87	43
🏙️ Population	950K	2.44M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 233% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1439th and 7446th ($2224 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 343rd and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Yaounde

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	Jacksonville	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$1815

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1254
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$750
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$834
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$641
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$750
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$687
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1239
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1344
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$386
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$745
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$492
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$849
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1555
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$587
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$785
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$922
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$608
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$878
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1042
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$655
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1551
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$830
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$631
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$750
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$543
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$594
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$522
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$578
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$584
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$506
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$785
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$851
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$353
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$775