Recife vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Recife Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$746
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1937
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$330
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$85
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$119
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
54
25
😀 Quality of life
60
39
🏙️ Population
1.49M
2.44M

The cost of living in Recife is 11% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6884th and 7283rd ($746 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 Recife compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Recife ranked 20th best city to live in Brazil vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 5911th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Yaounde

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Recife Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.91
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.45
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$606
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$411
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.3
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1420
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.08
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16281
$1806

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$561
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$559
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$416
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$699
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$618
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$579
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$575
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$726
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$545
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$566
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$634
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$631
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$691
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$580
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$604
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$583
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$615
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$563
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$623
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$588
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$434
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$555
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$538
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$611
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$562
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$590
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$630
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$576
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$639
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$571
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$591
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$644
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$621
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$600
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$758
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$569
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$456
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$713
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$637
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$544

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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