Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 3.8 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$21.59
ISK3,012
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$17.27
ISK2,410
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$2.90
ISK405
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$2.07
ISK289
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$3.68
ISK514
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$7.66
ISK1,068
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$6.16
ISK860
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$5.91
ISK825
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$8.87
ISK1,238
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$1.53
ISK213
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$0.97
ISK135
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$1.26
ISK176
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$2.23
ISK311
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$1.42
ISK197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$1.01
ISK141
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$8.57
ISK1,196
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$66.92
ISK9,337
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$41,660.67
ISK5,813,330
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$23.30
ISK3,251
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$68.45
ISK9,551
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$1,864.13
ISK260,121
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$1,666.20
ISK232,501
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$64.43
ISK8,991
|
|
pay 50.5% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$240.37
ISK33,541
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$5,984.07
ISK835,018
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$10.79
ISK1,506
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$5.09
ISK710
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$11.87
ISK1,657
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$65.50
ISK9,140
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$14.39
ISK2,008
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$103.94
ISK14,504
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$43.50
ISK6,069
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$141.47
ISK19,741
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$174.65
ISK24,371
|
|
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