Lisbon vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$1691
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$317
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$119
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	25
😀 Quality of life	84	39
🏙️ Population	546K	2.44M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 182% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2357th and 7283rd ($1889 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Portugal and Cameroon, respectively. Check Portugal vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 479th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Yaounde

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	Lisbon	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$1806

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1363
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$793
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$849
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$665
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$755
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$698
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1241
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1413
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$397
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$708
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$494
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$674
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$961
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1774
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$563
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$878
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1051
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$621
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$926
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1044
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$632
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1514
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$810
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$644
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$781
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$536
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$664
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$526
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$644
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$596
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$505
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$852
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$836
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$393
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$778