Lisbon vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	26
😀 Quality of life	82	24
🏙️ Population	546K	2.44M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 127% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 2758th and 6597th ($1738 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 0.5 months in Yaounde. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 437th and 8641st 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	$13	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$1615

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

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