Philadelphia vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$349
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	99	25
😀 Quality of life	90	24
🏙️ Population	1.6M	2.44M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 248% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 664th and 6685th ($2597 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 138th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$1631

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779