Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 5.1% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB889.16
|
$4.13
FCFA2,496
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB441.13
|
$3.30
FCFA1,997
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB99.01
|
$1.45
FCFA878
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB53.75
|
$0.47
FCFA287
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB56.64
|
$1.03
FCFA624
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB422.73
|
$7.02
FCFA4,243
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB324.34
|
$9.22
FCFA5,574
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB156.07
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB195.75
|
$3.00
FCFA1,811
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB57.06
|
$1.91
FCFA1,155
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB61.45
|
$0.79
FCFA475
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB71.08
|
$0.86
FCFA521
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB139.57
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.03
|
$0.70
FCFA423
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.19
|
$0.63
FCFA379
|
|
pay 3.8% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB207.41
|
$4.58
FCFA2,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,676.18
|
$16.51
FCFA9,983
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB2,940,860.23
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,967,381
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB509.75
|
$3.80
FCFA2,296
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB540.04
|
$44.03
FCFA26,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB79,017.05
|
$134.14
FCFA81,111
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB47,678.24
|
$123.83
FCFA74,871
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,113.09
|
$60.76
FCFA36,738
|
|
pay 60.1% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB43,391.51
|
$267.34
FCFA161,648
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,035,287.16
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,713,720
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB294.09
|
$1.07
FCFA649
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB236.03
|
$1.40
FCFA849
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB225.47
|
$2.06
FCFA1,248
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB2,950.72
|
$20.64
FCFA12,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB490.14
|
$8.26
FCFA4,991
|
|
pay 56.9% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB8,842.71
|
$24.77
FCFA14,974
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,168.91
|
$28.89
FCFA17,470
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,569.94
|
$53.66
FCFA32,444
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,227.83
|
$45.40
FCFA27,453
|
|
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