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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Jose	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3810	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8485	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$2688	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$4744	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$759	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6191	$349
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	87	25
😀 Quality of life	92	24
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.44M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 410% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8th and 6685th ($3810 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. San Jose, United States ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 82nd and 8653rd 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	$21	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2643	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2388	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4230	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.8	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9512	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.73	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$129	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1805	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25839	$1631

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968

Cities near Yaounde

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