Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 2.2 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP202.01
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.78
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.80
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.36
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP79.53
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP169.05
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP68.26
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP101.06
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.23
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.33
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.24
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.01
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.41
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP45.41
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP303.01
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,616,063.93
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP136.36
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP367.83
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,196.21
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,555.22
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP678.52
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,689.95
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP81,813.24
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP70.98
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.33
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP806.86
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,629.35
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP1,974.91
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,254.79
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,367.28
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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