Riga vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$532
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.5
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1303
$349
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
61
25
😀 Quality of life
79
24
🏙️ Population
605K
2.44M

The cost of living in Riga is 49% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4764th and 6685th ($1113 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Yaounde. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 596th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2774
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.97
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13840
$1631

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$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220

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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