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Yaounde vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 13.4% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 57.4% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 31.8% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 8.9% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 67.0% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 85.6% more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.2% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 62.4% less in Yaounde

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Yaounde are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Yaounde. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yaounde instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 57.4% more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$5.34 FCFA3,022	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$1.78 FCFA1,007	+193.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$0.73 FCFA413	+28.8%
Average			+57.4%

Addis Ababa vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.8% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$1.10 FCFA624	-12.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$7.12 FCFA4,029	+64.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$11.07 FCFA6,259	+104.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$1.89 FCFA1,068	-17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$2.83 FCFA1,599	-50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$2.06 FCFA1,165	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.94 FCFA533	+118.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$0.97 FCFA548	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$0.56 FCFA314	+37.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.75 FCFA426	+173.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.68 FCFA383	-25.3%
Average			+31.8%

Addis Ababa vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.9% more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$5.29 FCFA2,993	+10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$17.81 FCFA10,072	+48.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$33,831.20 FCFA19,136,593	-38.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$4.18 FCFA2,367	+15.8%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 67.0% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$53.42 FCFA30,215	-59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$129.09 FCFA73,021	-84.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$119.30 FCFA67,482	-76.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$63.35 FCFA35,836	-48.1%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 85.6% more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$343.45 FCFA194,275	+265.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$1,810.27 FCFA1,023,976	-94.0%
Average			+85.6%

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pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$1.25 FCFA705	+38.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$2.67 FCFA1,511	+145.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$1.78 FCFA1,007	-65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$24.48 FCFA13,849	-60.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$8.90 FCFA5,036	+137.4%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 62.4% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$18.99 FCFA10,743	-57.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$30.27 FCFA17,122	-59.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$19.59 FCFA11,079	-79.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$54.31 FCFA30,719	-52.8%
Average			-62.4%

Addis Ababa vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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