San Diego vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	87	26
😀 Quality of life	92	24
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.44M

The cost of living in San Diego is 338% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 45th and 6597th ($3346 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 4th 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 San Diego compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 75th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Yaounde

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	San Diego	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$1615

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1368
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$794
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$933
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$655
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$710
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$714
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1201
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$812
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$374
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$702
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$638
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$906
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1686
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$469
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$846
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1036
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$724
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$878
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$886
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$879
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$537
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1262
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$757
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$616
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$735
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$658
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$518
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$635
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$701
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$787
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$810
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$377
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$774