Cost of living comparison

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Yaounde is 42.3% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.

If you lived in Yaounde instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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