Riga vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$568
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
61
26
😀 Quality of life
79
24
🏙️ Population
605K
2.44M

The cost of living in Riga is 53% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6597th ($1169 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.5 months in Yaounde. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 580th and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$1615

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774