Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 21.8% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 33.9% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 9.7% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 53.8% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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