Philadelphia vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Philadelphia Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2422
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5661
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$1440
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$2388
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4287
$359
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
26
😀 Quality of life
91
43
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.44M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 327% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 812th and 7966th ($2422 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 735th and 8th 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 1.8 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 101st and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Philadelphia vs Yaounde infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Philadelphia vs Yaounde

Prices for goods and services in Philadelphia and Yaounde are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Philadelphia Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.79
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1648
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1155
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2870
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1950
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.6
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3933
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.59
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.55
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.51
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.71
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.7
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1936
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15748
$2559

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2282
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2266
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2334
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2384
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2393
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2242
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2418
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2422
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2402
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2196
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2390
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2434
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2469
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2281
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2618
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2419
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$1861
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2457
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2895
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2430
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2674
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2740
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2788
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2603
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2654
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2783
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2196
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2169
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2879
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2486
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2469
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2766

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250