San Diego vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$1691
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$317
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$119
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	86	25
😀 Quality of life	93	39
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.44M

The cost of living in San Diego is 417% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 43rd and 7283rd ($3469 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 0.2 months in Yaounde. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 97th and 7830th 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	$21.5	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$1806

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1363
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$793
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$849
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$665
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$755
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$698
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1241
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1413
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$397
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$708
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$494
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$674
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$961
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1774
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$563
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$878
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1051
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$621
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$926
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1044
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$632
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1514
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$810
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$644
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$781
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$536
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$664
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$526
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$644
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$596
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$505
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$852
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$836
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$393
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$778