New York City vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1691
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$317
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$119
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	25
😀 Quality of life	98	39
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.44M

The cost of living in New York City is 526% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4th and 7283rd ($4203 vs $671) 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 11th and 7830th 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	$23.2	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$1806

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Yaounde

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