Washington vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Washington	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3306	$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7823	$1697
🏠 One person rent	$2128	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$3806	$310
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6170	$136
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	93	43
🏙️ Population	690K	2.44M

The cost of living in Washington is 395% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 92nd and 7446th ($3306 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 7th best city to live in the United States vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 52nd and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Washington vs Yaounde

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	Washington	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.13	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2369	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1820	$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4324	$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3337	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7337	$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.84	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.36	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$198	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.3	$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.6	$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24788	$1815

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Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3030
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2877
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2763
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2777
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2499
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2818
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2544
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2344
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2721
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2522
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2588
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3292
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2664
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2830
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2453
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2736
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2951
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2443
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2304
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2234
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2333
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1944
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2985
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2257
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2024
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2399
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2003

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1254
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$750
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$834
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$641
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$750
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$687
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1239
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1344
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$386
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$745
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$492
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$849
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1555
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$587
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$785
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$922
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$699
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$608
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1042
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$878
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1042
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$655
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1551
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$830
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$631
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$750
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$543
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$594
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$522
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$578
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$584
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$506
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$785
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$851
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$353
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$775