Lima vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$453
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
79
25
😀 Quality of life
71
39
🏙️ Population
9.94M
2.44M

The cost of living in Lima is 55% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5274th and 7283rd ($1040 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Peru and Cameroon, respectively. Check Peru vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 3631st and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.56
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745

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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