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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$1691
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$317
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$119
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	87	25
😀 Quality of life	93	39
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.44M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 489% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6th and 7283rd ($3952 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Jose, United States compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 88th and 7830th 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	$20.4	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$1806

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

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