Sao Paulo vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$481	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	26
😀 Quality of life	63	24
🏙️ Population	11.5M	2.44M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 32% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5616th and 6597th ($1012 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 Sao Paulo compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 4573rd and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Yaounde

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	Sao Paulo	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.82	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$1615

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1368
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$794
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$933
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$655
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$710
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$714
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1201
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$812
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$374
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$702
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$638
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$906
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1686
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$469
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$846
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1036
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$724
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$878
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$886
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$879
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$537
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1262
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$757
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$616
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$735
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$658
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$518
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$635
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$701
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$787
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$810
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$377
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$774