Philadelphia vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$136
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
22
😀 Quality of life
92
43
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.44M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 289% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 742nd and 7446th ($2597 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th 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 14th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 87th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Yaounde

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Philadelphia Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$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