Brussels vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$136
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
22
😀 Quality of life
92
43
🏙️ Population
196K
2.44M

The cost of living in Brussels is 209% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1872nd and 7446th ($2065 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Belgium and Cameroon, respectively. Check Belgium vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 99th and 7507th 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
$24.7
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$1815

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

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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