Jakarta vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$365
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$359
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
26
😀 Quality of life
65
43
🏙️ Population
10.6M
2.44M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 26% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6708th and 7966th ($718 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Indonesia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 4403rd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$2559

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$545
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$552
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$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
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$480
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$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
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$825
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$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250