Philadelphia vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2584
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5778
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$2234
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$732
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4329
$119
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
25
😀 Quality of life
93
39
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.44M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 285% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 744th and 7283rd ($2584 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 95th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1597
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2401
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2372
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.24
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.6
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2021
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15283
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886

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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