New York City vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4202
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$9189
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$2718
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$4417
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$842
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$400
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5389
$192
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
22
😀 Quality of life
95
44
🏙️ Population
8.8M
2.44M

The cost of living in New York City is 531% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4th and 7518th ($4202 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.3 months in Yaounde. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 15th and 7301st 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
$22.6
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.3
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$6.22
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3692
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2206
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5140
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3874
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18073
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7831
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$138
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.07
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.75
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$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
$19.7
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.5
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23.4
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$14
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.02
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$132
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.7
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.5
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2095
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21713
$1797

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11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2488
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3192

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$1156
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$759
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$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
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$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
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$323
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$670