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Yaounde vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 34.7% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 59.0% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 79.8% more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 3.3% more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 50.8% less in Yaounde

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Yaounde are more expensive than in Bishkek. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.0% more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 KGS600.00	$5.34 FCFA3,016	-22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.72 KGS500.00	$5.34 FCFA3,016	-6.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 KGS60.00	$1.78 FCFA1,005	+159.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 KGS31.09	$0.73 FCFA412	+105.3%
Average			+59.0%

Bishkek vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Bishkek	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 KGS42.62	$1.10 FCFA623	+126.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 KGS355.39	$7.12 FCFA4,022	+75.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.12	$11.07 FCFA6,248	+210.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 KGS150.42	$1.89 FCFA1,066	+9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 KGS190.68	$2.83 FCFA1,596	+29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 KGS43.27	$2.06 FCFA1,163	+316.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.62	$0.94 FCFA532	+10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 KGS81.41	$0.97 FCFA547	+4.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS62.37	$0.56 FCFA314	-22.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.54	$0.75 FCFA426	+192.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 KGS19.17	$0.68 FCFA382	+208.5%
Average			+105.5%

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	Bishkek	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.11 KGS272.26	$5.29 FCFA2,988	+70.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.66 KGS1,020.00	$17.81 FCFA10,054	+52.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,735.85 KGS3M	$33,831.20 FCFA19M	-10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 KGS280.00	$4.18 FCFA2,363	+30.7%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 79.8% more for housing

	Bishkek	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.91 KGS1,041.67	$53.42 FCFA30,162	+348.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$506.26 KGS44,272.71	$129.09 FCFA72,893	-74.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.78 KGS32,861.85	$119.30 FCFA67,363	-68.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.63 KGS2,591.13	$63.35 FCFA35,773	+113.8%
Average			+79.8%

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pay 3.3% more for childcare

	Bishkek	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.59 KGS17,454.55	$343.45 FCFA194K	+72.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,249.21 KGS459K	$1,810.27 FCFA1M	-65.5%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 KGS120.00	$1.25 FCFA704	-9.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 KGS186.30	$2.67 FCFA1,508	+25.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 KGS160.00	$1.78 FCFA1,005	-2.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.97 KGS4,107.14	$24.48 FCFA13,824	-47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 KGS420.00	$8.90 FCFA5,027	+85.4%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 50.8% less for clothing

	Bishkek	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.88 KGS3,400.00	$18.99 FCFA10,724	-51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 KGS3,476.92	$30.27 FCFA17,092	-23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.12 KGS8,405.88	$19.59 FCFA11,060	-79.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.77 KGS9,250.00	$54.31 FCFA30,665	-48.7%
Average			-50.8%

Bishkek vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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