Santiago vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$486
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$869
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$674
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
26
😀 Quality of life
77
43
🏙️ Population
6.26M
2.44M

The cost of living in Santiago is 89% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4828th and 7966th ($1075 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Chile and Cameroon, respectively. Check Chile vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santiago compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 685th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Santiago Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.8
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2369
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2543
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.06
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.76
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6400
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250