Santiago vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2721
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$495
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$858
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$844
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
91
25
😀 Quality of life
81
39
🏙️ Population
6.26M
2.44M

The cost of living in Santiago is 65% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4939th and 7283rd ($1108 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Chile and Cameroon, respectively. Check Chile vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Santiago compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 672nd and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Santiago Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.7
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3493
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.4
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.06
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.31
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9190
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827

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