Manaus vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manaus Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$786
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1885
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$359
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$614
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$480
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
23
25
😀 Quality of life
59
39
🏙️ Population
2.06M
2.44M

The cost of living in Manaus is 17% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6721st and 7283rd ($786 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 6th 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 0.2 months in Yaounde. Manaus ranked 24th best city to live in Brazil vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5990th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manaus Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.25
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$858
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.6
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.62
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.76
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.8
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$206
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4650
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Manacapuru
$696
175 km or 109 mi Itacoatiara
$697
257 km or 160 mi Maues
$693
364 km or 226 mi Coari
$695
368 km or 229 mi Parintins
$701
466 km or 290 mi Itaituba
$707
484 km or 301 mi Oriximina
$716
522 km or 324 mi Tefe
$637
594 km or 369 mi Santarem
$653
662 km or 412 mi Boa Vista
$692
762 km or 474 mi Porto Velho
$662
828 km or 515 mi Ariquemes
$616
867 km or 539 mi Altamira
$631
892 km or 554 mi Ji-Parana
$598
979 km or 608 mi Rolim de Moura
$589
1030 km or 640 mi Linden
$1201
1040 km or 646 mi Santana
$573
1054 km or 655 mi Macapa
$606
1059 km or 658 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$858
1071 km or 666 mi Breves
$622
1072 km or 666 mi Vilhena
$533
1076 km or 669 mi New Amsterdam
$1199
1094 km or 680 mi Sinop
$709
1108 km or 689 mi Tabatinga
$615
1118 km or 695 mi Georgetown
$1151
1133 km or 704 mi Paramaribo
$881
1151 km or 715 mi Tucurui
$631
1151 km or 715 mi Rio Branco
$763
1165 km or 724 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1885
1172 km or 729 mi Cameta
$620
1231 km or 765 mi Kourou
$1934
1235 km or 767 mi Maraba
$656
1236 km or 768 mi Cayenne
$1931
1246 km or 774 mi Abaetetuba
$577
1264 km or 785 mi Upata
$784
1290 km or 801 mi Puerto Ayacucho
$768
1292 km or 803 mi Belem
$784
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Guayana
$889
1307 km or 812 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$868
1308 km or 813 mi Ananindeua
$660

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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