Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 2.3 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,494
|
$13.00
€11.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,995
|
$8.66
€7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA878
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA287
|
$1.85
€1.71
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA623
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,240
|
$6.41
€5.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,570
|
$5.29
€4.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA910
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,810
|
$3.31
€3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,154
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA475
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA520
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA422
|
$0.40
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA379
|
$0.46
€0.42
|
|
pay 63.5% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,765
|
$6.17
€5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
$31.41
€28.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,953,404
|
$30,702.69
€28,280.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,294
|
$8.77
€8.08
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,601
|
$16.90
€15.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,051
|
$831.85
€766.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,816
|
$597.45
€550.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,711
|
$160.95
€148.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,528
|
$530.03
€488.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,712,457
|
$8,088.49
€7,450.37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA648
|
$4.87
€4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA848
|
$3.38
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,247
|
$5.26
€4.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,469
|
$35.23
€32.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,988
|
$8.66
€7.98
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,963
|
$81.57
€75.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,457
|
$34.80
€32.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,420
|
$96.58
€88.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$111.72
€102.90
|
|
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