Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 58.9% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 60.7% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 60.6% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 70.1% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 59.5% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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