Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 2.7 times more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Kabul
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$4.13
FCFA2,494
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN373
|
$3.30
FCFA1,995
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$1.45
FCFA878
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN13
|
$0.47
FCFA287
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Kabul
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.03
FCFA623
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN134
|
$7.02
FCFA4,240
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN207
|
$9.22
FCFA5,570
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN101
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN107
|
$3.00
FCFA1,810
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN26
|
$0.79
FCFA475
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.86
FCFA520
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN17
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.70
FCFA422
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.63
FCFA379
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kabul
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN269
|
$4.58
FCFA2,765
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN607
|
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN481,145
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,953,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN701
|
$3.80
FCFA2,294
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
Kabul
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,847
|
$44.03
FCFA26,601
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,799
|
$134.14
FCFA81,051
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,710
|
$123.83
FCFA74,816
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN5,131
|
$60.76
FCFA36,711
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Kabul
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,610
|
$267.34
FCFA161,528
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,410
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,712,457
|
|
pay 69.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kabul
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN348
|
$1.07
FCFA648
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN94
|
$1.40
FCFA848
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN179
|
$2.06
FCFA1,247
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN621
|
$20.64
FCFA12,469
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$8.26
FCFA4,988
|
|
pay 55.1% more for clothing
Kabul
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN770
|
$24.77
FCFA14,963
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,660
|
$28.89
FCFA17,457
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN3,148
|
$53.66
FCFA32,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,286
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
|
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