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Yaounde vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 2.2 times more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% less in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 43.1% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 11.8% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 3.7% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 7.4 times more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 67.4% less in Yaounde

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

Yaounde vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yaounde instead of Asmara, you would:

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pay 12.7% less for restaurants

	Asmara	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 ERN180.00	$5.34 FCFA3,022	-55.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$5.34 FCFA3,022	-10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 ERN18.75	$1.78 FCFA1,007	+42.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.73 FCFA413	-27.0%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 43.1% more for groceries

	Asmara	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.10 FCFA624
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$7.12 FCFA4,029	+374.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ERN79.49	$11.07 FCFA6,259	+108.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$1.89 FCFA1,068	-56.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$2.83 FCFA1,599	-76.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$2.06 FCFA1,165	-62.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.94 FCFA533	+62.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$0.97 FCFA548	+6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ERN7.56	$0.56 FCFA314	+10.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ERN10.43	$0.75 FCFA426	+8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ERN6.50	$0.68 FCFA383	+56.1%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 11.8% more for transportation

	Asmara	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 ERN127.76	$5.29 FCFA2,993	-37.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$17.81 FCFA10,072	+122.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$33,831.20 FCFA19,136,593	-49.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.18 FCFA2,367
Average			+11.8%

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pay 3.7% less for housing

	Asmara	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$53.42 FCFA30,215	-73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$129.09 FCFA73,021	-72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$119.30 FCFA67,482	-70.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$63.35 FCFA35,836	+201.3%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 7.4 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$343.45 FCFA194,275	+1273.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$1,810.27 FCFA1,023,976	+8.1%
Average			+640.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ERN12.00	$1.25 FCFA705	+55.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 ERN12.38	$2.67 FCFA1,511	+223.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.78 FCFA1,007
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$24.48 FCFA13,849	-9.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$8.90 FCFA5,036	+709.4%
Average			+244.9%

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pay 67.4% less for clothing

	Asmara	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$18.99 FCFA10,743	-77.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$30.27 FCFA17,122	-59.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$19.59 FCFA11,079	-90.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$54.31 FCFA30,719	-42.8%
Average			-67.4%

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