Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 33.4% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 65.5% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 79.7% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.70
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
pay 6.8% more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
|
pay 43.0% more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.40
FCFA846
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
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