Brussels vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	96	26
😀 Quality of life	89	24
🏙️ Population	196K	2.44M

The cost of living in Brussels is 156% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 1988th and 6597th ($1958 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 173rd and 8641st 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	$20.8	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$1615

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1368
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$794
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$933
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$655
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$710
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$714
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1201
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$812
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$374
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$702
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$638
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$906
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1686
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$469
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$846
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1036
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$724
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$878
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$886
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$879
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$537
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1262
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$757
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$616
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$735
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$658
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$518
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$635
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$701
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$787
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$810
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$377
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$774