Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 7.8% cheaper than Suva.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Suva, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Suva
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
FJD15.21
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
FJD2.88
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FJD2.03
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Suva
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
FJD1.08
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FJD12.21
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
FJD10.93
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
FJD7.47
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
FJD2.75
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
FJD1.97
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.58
FJD3.60
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
FJD2.85
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
FJD1.35
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
Suva
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
FJD11.36
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.33
FJD50.71
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,334.39
FJD50,714.70
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
Suva
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.71
FJD51.56
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$753.79
FJD1,711.62
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$405.21
FJD920.11
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.59
FJD76.27
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 13.8% less for childcare
Suva
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.12
FJD422.62
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,827.13
FJD22,314.47
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.09
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
FJD7.03
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.83
FJD22.31
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.01
FJD61.34
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.47
FJD10.14
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Suva
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.91
FJD58.83
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.25
FJD61.87
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.68
FJD144.61
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.63
FJD119.52
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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