Rio de Janeiro vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2476
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$502
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$491
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
22
😀 Quality of life
67
43
🏙️ Population
6.21M
2.44M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 52% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5559th and 7446th ($1013 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Brazil and Cameroon, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 4845th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Yaounde

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Rio de Janeiro Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$959
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2256
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1317
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.6
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.1
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.13
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$550
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13739
$1815

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$792
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$648
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$681
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$851
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$632
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$782
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$537
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$614
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$482
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$576
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$600
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$579
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$733
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$533
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$600
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$548
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$652
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$679
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$672
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$565
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$709
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$678
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$625
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$684
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$585
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$568
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$564
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$656
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$667
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$645
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$643
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$679
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$594
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$679
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$702
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$562
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$505
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$877
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$631

Cities near Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1254
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$750
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$834
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$641
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$750
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$687
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1344
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$386
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$550
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$745
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$492
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$601
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$849
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$618
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1555
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$587
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$785
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$922
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$699
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$608
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1042
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$878
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1042
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1551
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$830
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$631
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$750
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$543
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$594
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$522
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$578
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$584
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$506
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$785
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$851
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$353
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$775