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Yaounde vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 40.8% cheaper than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 33.0% less in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 47.7% less in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 24.8% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 49.7% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 20.6% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.2% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 58.6% less in Yaounde

Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.0% less for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$5.34 FCFA3,057	-73.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$5.34 FCFA3,057	-42.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$1.78 FCFA1,019	+18.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 BBD2.25	$0.73 FCFA418	-35.1%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 47.7% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$3.38 BBD6.75	$1.10 FCFA632	-67.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$7.12 FCFA4,076
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$11.07 FCFA6,332	-24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 BBD13.60	$1.89 FCFA1,080	-72.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 BBD8.16	$2.83 FCFA1,618	-30.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.49 BBD4.99	$2.06 FCFA1,178	-17.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.33	$0.94 FCFA539	-43.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.54	$0.97 FCFA555	-57.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.32	$0.56 FCFA318	-66.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 BBD3.18	$0.75 FCFA431	-52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 BBD2.46	$0.68 FCFA387	-45.1%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 24.8% less for transportation

	Bridgetown	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$5.29 FCFA3,028	-33.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$17.81 FCFA10,189	-31.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	$33,831.20 FCFA19M	-9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.18 FCFA2,394
Average			-24.8%

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pay 49.7% less for housing

	Bridgetown	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 BBD111.67	$53.42 FCFA30,566	-4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.94 BBD1,375.87	$129.09 FCFA73,869	-81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$587.50 BBD1,175.00	$119.30 FCFA68,265	-79.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.59 BBD191.18	$63.35 FCFA36,252	-33.7%
Average			-49.7%

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pay 20.6% less for childcare

	Bridgetown	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.50 BBD525.00	$343.45 FCFA197K	+30.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$1,810.27 FCFA1M	-72.1%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$1.25 FCFA713	-50.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$2.67 FCFA1,528	-45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$1.78 FCFA1,019	-77.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 BBD152.50	$24.48 FCFA14,010	-67.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$8.90 FCFA5,094	-15.2%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 58.6% less for clothing

	Bridgetown	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.25 BBD122.50	$18.99 FCFA10,868	-69.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 BBD86.67	$30.27 FCFA17,321	-30.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.33 BBD216.67	$19.59 FCFA11,208	-81.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.67 BBD233.33	$54.31 FCFA31,076	-53.5%
Average			-58.6%

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