Seattle vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2908
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7212
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$1829
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$3413
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$707
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6392
$372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
26
😀 Quality of life
92
24
🏙️ Population
737K
2.44M

The cost of living in Seattle is 281% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 206th and 6597th ($2908 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 102nd and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Seattle Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.21
 Cappuccino
$5.61
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1947
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3856
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2943
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.4
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7855
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5704
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.71
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.47
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.5
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$183
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2227
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28179
$1615

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263

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