San Diego vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$1677
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$192
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	86	22
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.44M

The cost of living in San Diego is 424% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 52nd and 7518th ($3486 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 155th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Diego	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$1797

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1156
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$759
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$821
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$627
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$738
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$699
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1209
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1272
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$373
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$743
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$478
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$591
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$773
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1364
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$564
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$693
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$795
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$698
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$601
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1011
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$786
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1013
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$627
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1375
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$760
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$567
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$672
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$531
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$506
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$488
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$576
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$489
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$692
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$833
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$323
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$670