Manaus vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$355	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	23	25
😀 Quality of life	53	24
🏙️ Population	2.06M	2.44M

The cost of living in Manaus is 2% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6606th and 6685th ($764 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Brazil and Cameroon, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6060th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Yaounde

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	Manaus	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$1631

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779