Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 95.0% more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.53
|
$4.13
FCFA2,526
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT576.22
|
$3.30
FCFA2,021
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.56
|
$1.45
FCFA889
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.04
|
$0.47
FCFA291
|
|
pay 83.8% more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.37
|
$1.03
FCFA632
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT502.59
|
$7.02
FCFA4,295
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT360.17
|
$9.22
FCFA5,642
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.51
|
$1.51
FCFA922
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.76
|
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.76
|
$1.91
FCFA1,169
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.18
|
$0.79
FCFA481
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.29
|
$0.86
FCFA527
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.59
|
$0.46
FCFA281
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.38
|
$0.70
FCFA428
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.34
|
$0.63
FCFA384
|
|
pay 3.9% less for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT489.22
|
$4.58
FCFA2,801
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,178.53
|
$16.51
FCFA10,105
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,507,428.92
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,199,219
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT551.17
|
$3.80
FCFA2,324
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,590.13
|
$44.03
FCFA26,946
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,754.92
|
$134.14
FCFA82,102
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,550.48
|
$123.83
FCFA75,786
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,634.64
|
$60.76
FCFA37,187
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,150.96
|
$267.34
FCFA163,623
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT161,007.69
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,734,666
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT501.06
|
$1.07
FCFA657
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.47
|
$1.40
FCFA859
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.68
|
$2.06
FCFA1,263
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,051.01
|
$20.64
FCFA12,631
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT501.06
|
$8.26
FCFA5,052
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,855.93
|
$24.77
FCFA15,157
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,043.72
|
$28.89
FCFA17,683
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,751.41
|
$53.66
FCFA32,841
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,171.34
|
$45.40
FCFA27,788
|
|
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