Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 85.1% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 14.7% less for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$2.77
THB101.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$5.55
THB202.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$0.58
THB21.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$0.31
THB11.49
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$1.62
THB59.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$9.67
THB353.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$6.60
THB241.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$2.22
THB81.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$1.30
THB47.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$1.37
THB50.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$0.70
THB25.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$1.02
THB37.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$0.78
THB28.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$0.69
THB25.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$0.61
THB22.45
|
|
pay 88.0% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$4.25
THB155.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$36.06
THB1,318.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$51,319.04
THB1,875,948.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$10.52
THB384.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$15.07
THB550.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$608.65
THB22,248.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$287.69
THB10,516.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$70.06
THB2,560.92
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$614.94
THB22,478.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$12,311.97
THB450,059.32
|
|
pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$2.08
THB76.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$2.37
THB86.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$4.16
THB152.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$57.72
THB2,109.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$6.94
THB253.51
|
|
pay 86.7% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$53.87
THB1,969.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$39.30
THB1,436.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$101.75
THB3,719.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$92.54
THB3,382.75
|
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