Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 42.7% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.88
|
$0.89
FCFA544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$0.40
FCFA245
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
Bratislava
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$7.75
FCFA4,718
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
€4.07
|
$8.20
FCFA4,987
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
$1.58
FCFA962
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.03
|
$2.07
FCFA1,261
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$1.14
FCFA694
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.65
FCFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.65
FCFA393
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$0.51
FCFA310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.67
FCFA405
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
pay 49.9% less for transportation
Bratislava
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.79
|
$4.05
FCFA2,466
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,460.33
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,200,147
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
Bratislava
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.98
€19.47
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.39
€689.68
|
$107.27
FCFA65,281
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$559.19
€518.79
|
$100.57
FCFA61,201
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.41
€169.23
|
$58.75
FCFA35,751
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
Bratislava
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.15
€526.17
|
$121.52
FCFA73,951
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,334.68
€15,154.50
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,198,517
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
€2.09
|
$1.09
FCFA663
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$1.51
FCFA918
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$2.93
FCFA1,785
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.69
€35.89
|
$32.13
FCFA19,550
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
|
pay 41.3% less for clothing
Bratislava
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.13
€66.92
|
$24.14
FCFA14,688
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.23
€30.83
|
$36.46
FCFA22,185
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
€74.72
|
$31.57
FCFA19,210
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.09
€94.72
|
$53.64
FCFA32,640
|
|
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