Brussels vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$349
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	96	25
😀 Quality of life	89	24
🏙️ Population	196K	2.44M

The cost of living in Brussels is 143% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2354th and 6685th ($1816 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and Cameroon, respectively. Check Belgium vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 190th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Yaounde

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	Brussels	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$1631

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

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