Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 19.7% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 26.4% more for groceries
Roseau
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.70
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Roseau
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
|
pay 63.0% more for childcare
Roseau
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$1.40
FCFA846
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
pay 48.7% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
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