Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 58.8% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Paris, you would:
pay 74.6% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.09
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 33.1% less for groceries
Paris
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.82
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.43
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.54
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 52.6% less for transportation
Paris
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.20
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€85.40
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.92
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
Paris
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.97
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,356.47
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€996.81
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€159.48
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 75.3% less for childcare
Paris
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€769.74
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,294.40
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 66.0% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€38.24
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 58.2% less for clothing
Paris
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€94.73
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€41.18
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€102.10
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€144.73
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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