Salvador vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Salvador	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$922	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2016	$1680
🏠 One person rent	$473	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$604	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$324	$359
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	56	26
😀 Quality of life	43	43
🏙️ Population	2.9M	2.44M

The cost of living in Salvador is 62% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5826th and 7966th ($922 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th 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 0.6 months in Yaounde. Salvador ranked 44th best city to live in Brazil vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 6863rd and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Yaounde

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	Salvador	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.27	$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.06	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$613	$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.58%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$422	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.4	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.02	$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.9	$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$299	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12057	$2559

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$680
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$701
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$635
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$494
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$438
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$606
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$566
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$595
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$611
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$597
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$577
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$550
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$634
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$444
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$436
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$583
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$651
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$621
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$615
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$612
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$576
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$504
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$645
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$573
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$619
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$601
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1300
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$761
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$860
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$587
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$683
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$436
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1242
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$990
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$237
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$697
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$462
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$233
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$330
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$507
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$290
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$325
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$354
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$633
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$866
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$351
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$866
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$315
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$288
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$269
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$264
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$272
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$510
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$272
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$489
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$243
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$616
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$467
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$825
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$210
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$250