Los Angeles vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1677
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$192
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	99	22
😀 Quality of life	93	44
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.44M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 414% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 62nd and 7518th ($3420 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 50th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Yaounde

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	Los Angeles	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$1797

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1156
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$759
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$821
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$627
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$738
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$699
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1209
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1272
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$373
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$743
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$478
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$591
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$773
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1364
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$564
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$693
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$795
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$601
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$786
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1013
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$627
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1375
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$760
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$567
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$672
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$531
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$506
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$488
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$576
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$489
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$692
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$833
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$323
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$670