Santiago vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1200
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2937
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$540
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
26
😀 Quality of life
78
24
🏙️ Population
6.26M
2.44M

The cost of living in Santiago is 57% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4604th and 6597th ($1200 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.5 months in Yaounde. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 705th and 8641st 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
$12.2
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.67
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.72
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2861
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.6
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7298
$1615

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534

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