Cost of living comparison
Poland is 87.8% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Poland instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
|
pay 55.6% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
|
pay 65.7% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
|
pay 93.7% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
|
pay 97.7% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
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