San Jose, United States vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$1680
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$359
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	87	26
😀 Quality of life	92	43
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.44M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 517% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 22nd and 7966th ($3502 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 69th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Yaounde

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	San Jose	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$2559

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123

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