Santiago vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2931
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$538
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$937
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$860
$192
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
22
😀 Quality of life
81
44
🏙️ Population
6.26M
2.44M

The cost of living in Santiago is 78% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4785th and 7518th ($1186 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Chile and Cameroon, respectively. Check Chile vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 637th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Yaounde

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Santiago Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.98
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.3
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$387
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2854
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.9
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.58
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.92
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$484
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12174
$1797

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670