Lima vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$977
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2440
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$407
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$726
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
78
25
😀 Quality of life
65
24
🏙️ Population
9.94M
2.44M

The cost of living in Lima is 31% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5647th and 6685th ($977 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Peru and Cameroon, respectively. Check Peru vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 4234th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Yaounde

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Lima Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.73
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.33
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$305
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$943
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.6
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.8
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1418
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.11
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.4
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7764
$1631

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$790
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$727
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$685
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$562
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$614
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$622
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$656
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$561
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$598
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$504
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$591
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$714
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$489
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$549
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$626
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$562
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$549
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$598
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$580
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$548
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$588
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$547
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$565
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$520
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$505
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$518
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$600
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$513
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$505
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$694
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$748
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$463
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$569
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$735
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$758
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$673
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$688
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$697

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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