Sao Paulo vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2824
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$537
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$943
$310
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$794
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
96
22
😀 Quality of life
74
43
🏙️ Population
11.5M
2.44M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 67% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5003rd and 7446th ($1115 vs $668) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Brazil and Cameroon, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 2408th and 7507th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.85
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.52
$5.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$93.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1111
$218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$51.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$78
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.97%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2178
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.2
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.86
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.81
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.77
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.92
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.2
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$494
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16798
$1815

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719

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