Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 4.3 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$2.08
€1.93
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$3.97
€3.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$4.14
€3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$4.61
€4.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$1.35
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$129.96
€120.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$39,718.55
€36,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$22.04
€20.45
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$56.72
€52.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$2,216.44
€2,056.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$1,934.10
€1,794.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$227.14
€210.73
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$1,385.73
€1,285.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$10,612.44
€9,845.69
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$7.04
€6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$17.33
€16.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$50.46
€46.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$14.08
€13.06
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$93.14
€86.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$40.93
€37.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$97.04
€90.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$100.46
€93.20
|
|
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