Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 42.3% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$4.13
FCFA2,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$3.30
FCFA2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$1.45
FCFA882
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.47
FCFA288
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$1.03
FCFA627
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$7.02
FCFA4,262
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$9.22
FCFA5,599
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$1.51
FCFA914
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$3.00
FCFA1,819
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$1.91
FCFA1,160
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$0.79
FCFA478
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$0.86
FCFA523
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$0.70
FCFA424
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$0.63
FCFA381
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$4.58
FCFA2,780
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$16.51
FCFA10,027
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,051,483
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$3.80
FCFA2,306
|
|
pay 73.2% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$44.03
FCFA26,739
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$134.14
FCFA81,470
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$123.83
FCFA75,203
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$60.76
FCFA36,901
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$267.34
FCFA162,364
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,721,318
|
|
pay 69.3% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$1.07
FCFA652
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$1.40
FCFA852
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$20.64
FCFA12,534
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$8.26
FCFA5,014
|
|
pay 57.6% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$24.77
FCFA15,041
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$28.89
FCFA17,547
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$53.66
FCFA32,588
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$45.40
FCFA27,575
|
|
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