Reykjavik vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Reykjavik	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2938	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5875	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2674	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$827	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.1	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3761	$349
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	25
😀 Quality of life	89	24
🏙️ Population	140K	2.44M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 293% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 200th and 6685th ($2938 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Iceland and Cameroon, respectively. Check Iceland vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 194th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Yaounde

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	Reykjavik	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$137	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.9	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2869	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2456	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.1	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.41%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6649	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5599	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.52	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.8	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.23	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.2	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$45.6	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$128	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$162	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2532	$1631

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2817
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2355
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2678
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1828
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1722
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1393
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1390
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1601
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1500
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1604
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1765
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1649
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2011
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1482
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1562
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1551
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1699
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1404
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1608
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1755
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1382
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1713
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1603
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2297
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1767
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1246
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2031
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1813
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1700
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2628
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2006

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