New York City vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4207
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$9179
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$2718
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$4382
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$875
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$373
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5229
$136
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
22
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
8.8M
2.44M

The cost of living in New York City is 529% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4th and 7446th ($4207 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 18th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Yaounde

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New York City Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.6
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.27
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.88
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3712
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2223
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5056
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3881
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17512
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9335
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$134
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.55
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.96
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.77
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.7
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23.4
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.9
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.99
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.2
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.7
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2132
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21999
$1815

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$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2803
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2868
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2803
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2533
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2503
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3188

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$1254
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$750
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$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