Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 51.1% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
$6.22
TRY200.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA876
|
$1.05
TRY33.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA286
|
$0.42
TRY13.40
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
$0.63
TRY20.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
$3.70
TRY119.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
$3.76
TRY121.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$1.73
TRY55.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$2.58
TRY83.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
$0.47
TRY15.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
$0.66
TRY21.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.46
TRY14.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$0.49
TRY15.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA421
|
$0.28
TRY8.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA378
|
$0.20
TRY6.45
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
$4.74
TRY152.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$8.55
TRY275.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,504,030.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
$5.75
TRY185.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
$10.93
TRY352.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
$534.79
TRY17,243.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
$366.77
TRY11,825.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
$53.48
TRY1,724.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
$446.32
TRY14,390.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
$7,966.43
TRY256,864.75
|
|
pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$3.03
TRY97.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA846
|
$2.34
TRY75.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
$1.80
TRY58.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
$36.76
TRY1,185.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$4.66
TRY150.40
|
|
pay 75.7% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
$48.03
TRY1,548.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
$44.31
TRY1,428.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
$92.67
TRY2,988.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$82.89
TRY2,672.55
|
|
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