Rio de Janeiro vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2347	$1691
🏠 One person rent	$458	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$317
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$119
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	25
😀 Quality of life	67	39
🏙️ Population	6.21M	2.44M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 40% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6006th and 7283rd ($940 vs $671) 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 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 4818th and 7830th 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	$6.45	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$501	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1150	$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.37	$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$531	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12076	$1806

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1363
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$793
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$849
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$665
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$755
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$698
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1241
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$1413
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$397
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$708
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$494
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$674
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$961
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1774
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$563
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$878
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1051
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$660
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$621
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$1046
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$926
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$1044
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$632
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1514
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$810
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$644
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$781
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$536
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$664
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$526
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$644
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$596
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$505
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$852
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$836
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$393
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$778