Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 58.0% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.18
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.53
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.78
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.46
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.42
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 66.6% less for housing
Brussels
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€906.01
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 80.4% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€917.70
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.05
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.39
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.13
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 60.2% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€134.31
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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