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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	87	26
😀 Quality of life	93	24
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.44M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 381% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 13th and 6597th ($3674 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 57th and 8641st 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	$25.2	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$1615

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

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