Riga vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$549
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$359
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
61
26
😀 Quality of life
79
43
🏙️ Population
606K
2.44M

The cost of living in Riga is 100% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4604th and 7966th ($1135 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Latvia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Latvia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 535th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250