Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 9.1% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.70
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
|
pay 71.0% more for childcare
Caracas
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$1.40
FCFA846
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
Caracas
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
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