Salvador vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Salvador	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$887	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2166	$1677
🏠 One person rent	$396	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$592	$329
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$192
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	57	22
😀 Quality of life	63	44
🏙️ Population	2.42M	2.44M

The cost of living in Salvador is 33% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6337th and 7518th ($887 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th in Brazil and Cameroon, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Salvador compared to 0.3 months in Yaounde. Salvador ranked 21st best city to live in Brazil vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 5445th and 7301st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Salvador	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.49	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.81	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$682	$217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.6	$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.05%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2069	$873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.16	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.54	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.7	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$351	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15139	$1797

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751

Cities near Yaounde

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