Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 25.4% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 57.1% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 24.7% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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