Riga vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$592
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$192
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
59
22
😀 Quality of life
80
44
🏙️ Population
595K
2.44M

The cost of living in Riga is 88% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4631st and 7518th ($1254 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Latvia and Cameroon, respectively. Check Latvia vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 657th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Yaounde

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Riga Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$1.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$1797

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21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1156
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$759
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$821
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$627
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$738
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$699
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1209
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1272
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$373
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$551
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$743
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$478
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$591
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$773
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$559
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1364
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$564
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$693
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$795
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$698
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$601
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1011
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$786
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1013
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1375
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$760
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$567
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$672
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$531
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$506
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$488
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$576
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$489
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$692
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$833
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$323
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$670