Cost of living comparison
Astana is 54.3% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Astana instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 50.2% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,494
|
$9.08
KZT4,056.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,995
|
$6.47
KZT2,890.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA878
|
$0.97
KZT433.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA287
|
$0.56
KZT250.18
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA623
|
$0.56
KZT251.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,240
|
$5.30
KZT2,367.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,570
|
$4.83
KZT2,157.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
$1.89
KZT843.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,810
|
$2.53
KZT1,131.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
$0.67
KZT299.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA475
|
$1.00
KZT445.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA520
|
$1.14
KZT510.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$1.18
KZT527.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA422
|
$0.25
KZT111.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA379
|
$0.23
KZT104.47
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Yaounde
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,765
|
$2.00
KZT892.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
$17.03
KZT7,606.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,953,404
|
$22,704.14
KZT10,142,257.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,294
|
$5.31
KZT2,373.29
|
|
pay 95.3% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,601
|
$13.82
KZT6,173.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,051
|
$522.20
KZT233,271.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,816
|
$354.38
KZT158,307.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,711
|
$45.07
KZT20,133.80
|
|
pay 78.8% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,528
|
$228.83
KZT102,223.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,712,457
|
$7,705.22
KZT3,442,028.78
|
|
pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA648
|
$1.36
KZT608.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA848
|
$2.30
KZT1,029.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,247
|
$1.82
KZT811.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,469
|
$59.93
KZT26,771.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,988
|
$5.68
KZT2,535.56
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,963
|
$78.42
KZT35,029.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,457
|
$49.48
KZT22,101.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,420
|
$109.43
KZT48,885.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$96.49
KZT43,104.14
|
|
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