Virginia Beach vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Virginia Beach	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5781	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2942	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4298	$349
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	75	25
😀 Quality of life	88	24
🏙️ Population	459K	2.44M

The cost of living in Virginia Beach is 228% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 866th and 6685th ($2447 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 797th and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Virginia Beach compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Virginia Beach ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 238th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Virginia Beach vs Yaounde

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	Virginia Beach	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.65	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1391	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3261	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2615	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2529	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2307	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.7	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.91	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.44	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.04	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1205	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18786	$1631

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Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779