Brussels vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$359
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
26
😀 Quality of life
89
43
🏙️ Population
189K
2.44M

The cost of living in Brussels is 229% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2147th and 7966th ($1869 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.6 months in Yaounde. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 148th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$2559

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250