Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 38.4% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Accra, you would:
pay 34.6% more for restaurants
Accra
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.99
GHS55.88
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
GHS93.40
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
GHS9.74
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
GHS3.76
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
Accra
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
GHS22.18
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
GHS49.91
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.22
GHS142.97
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
GHS33.78
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
GHS29.30
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.11
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.21
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS10.25
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GHS16.07
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
GHS15.51
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
GHS13.26
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 39.8% more for transportation
Accra
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS60.77
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.97
GHS503.27
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
GHS176.03
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
Accra
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.95
GHS643.05
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.81
GHS613.00
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Accra
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
GHS16.79
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
GHS35.22
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
GHS22.40
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.44
GHS495.99
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 53.9% more for clothing
Accra
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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