Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 30.4% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,112
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,011
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD257
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD174
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD89
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD548
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD558
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD299
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD356
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD87
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD113
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD746
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,224
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,104,311
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,049
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 35.9% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,835
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD89,093
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,551
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,402
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
Belgrade
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD36,100
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD794,330
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD264
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD424
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,939
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD758
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD10,094
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,249
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,143
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,539
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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