Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 28.4% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 80.3% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 99.1% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 55.9% more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Baghdad
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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