Cost of living comparison
London is 5.5 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in London instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 10.5 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$123.32
£98.47
|
|
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