Phoenix vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2395
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5245
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$1494
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4432
$349
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
25
😀 Quality of life
90
24
🏙️ Population
1.61M
2.44M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 221% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 955th and 6685th ($2395 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 146th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$6.21
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1215
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2412
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2009
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3133
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.4
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.44
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.8
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1103
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12281
$1631

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1979
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2524
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2342
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2423
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2304
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2281
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2073
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2056
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1957
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2543
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2037
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2013
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2763
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$823
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1852
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$788
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2729
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$913
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2724

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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