Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.5 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$2.70
ISK377
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$1.95
ISK273
|
|
pay 89.9% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$6.72
ISK937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$6.27
ISK875
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$1.13
ISK157
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$1.01
ISK141
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$1.15
ISK161
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$1.71
ISK239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$1.13
ISK158
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$0.68
ISK95
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
|
pay 53.5% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$4.61
ISK644
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
|
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