Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 45.3% more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 96.4% more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
BDT208.84
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
BDT522.09
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
BDT34.74
|
$0.89
FCFA548
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT17.22
|
$0.40
FCFA246
|
|
pay 93.7% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
BDT77.50
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
BDT408.42
|
$7.75
FCFA4,750
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
BDT351.02
|
$8.20
FCFA5,022
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
BDT145.77
|
$1.58
FCFA969
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
BDT148.39
|
$2.07
FCFA1,269
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
BDT122.95
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
BDT50.60
|
$0.65
FCFA396
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT109.79
|
$0.65
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT41.81
|
$0.51
FCFA312
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT14.45
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BDT22.95
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Dhaka
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
BDT472.97
|
$4.05
FCFA2,483
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
BDT2,088.38
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
BDT3,654,663.96
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
BDT438.56
|
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 60.1% more for housing
Dhaka
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
BDT2,213.68
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
BDT15,709.37
|
$107.27
FCFA65,728
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
BDT9,583.34
|
$100.57
FCFA61,620
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
BDT3,211.42
|
$58.75
FCFA35,995
|
|
pay 60.6% more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
BDT6,865.55
|
$121.52
FCFA74,458
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
BDT170,274.93
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,206,728
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
BDT626.51
|
$1.09
FCFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
BDT210.58
|
$1.51
FCFA924
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
BDT334.14
|
$2.93
FCFA1,797
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
BDT2,040.93
|
$32.13
FCFA19,684
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
BDT522.09
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
BDT2,349.43
|
$24.14
FCFA14,789
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
BDT2,495.67
|
$36.46
FCFA22,337
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
BDT5,325.37
|
$31.57
FCFA19,342
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
BDT4,432.82
|
$53.64
FCFA32,864
|
|
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