Washington vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Washington	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3328	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7867	$1691
🏠 One person rent	$2171	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$3805	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$759	$317
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6208	$119
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	25
😀 Quality of life	96	39
🏙️ Population	690K	2.44M

The cost of living in Washington is 396% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 73rd and 7283rd ($3328 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 6th 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 1.9 months in Washington compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Washington ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 26th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Washington	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.68	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2374	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1874	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4381	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.7	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6387	$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.9	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.84	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.34	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$196	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$35	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2676	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24065	$1806

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Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949

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