Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

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Cameroon

Yaounde vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 51.3% more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 55.4% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 3.2% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 64.1% more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 0.4% less in Yaounde

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Yaounde are more expensive than in Dhaka. Expenses including entertainment and sports and clothing are lower in Yaounde. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Yaounde.

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Yaounde vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.4% more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 BDT300.31	$3.41 FCFA1,999	+40.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 BDT600.63	$5.12 FCFA2,998	+5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 BDT39.75	$1.49 FCFA875	+363.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT20.28	$0.53 FCFA312	+224.3%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Dhaka	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT76.25	$1.06 FCFA620	+71.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 BDT539.40	$6.83 FCFA3,998	+56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.12 BDT385.00	$13.65 FCFA7,993	+337.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 BDT147.59	$2.05 FCFA1,199	+71.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 BDT183.24	$2.71 FCFA1,587	+82.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 BDT154.75	$2.32 FCFA1,360	+85.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 BDT50.75	$0.90 FCFA529	+119.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 BDT132.00	$0.93 FCFA544	-13.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT34.79	$0.63 FCFA368	+123.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 BDT14.19	$0.72 FCFA423	+528.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.99	$0.65 FCFA380	+196.3%
Average			+118.2%

Dhaka vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2% more for transportation

	Dhaka	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.23 BDT521.81	$5.43 FCFA3,178	+28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.73 BDT2,802.93	$17.07 FCFA9,995	-24.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,699.61 BDT4M	$32,433.47 FCFA19M	+9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.46 BDT550.58	$4.01 FCFA2,349	-10.2%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 64.1% more for housing

	Dhaka	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.78 BDT1,329.51	$51.21 FCFA29,985	+375.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$152.72 BDT18,832.18	$141.34 FCFA82,758	-7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.69 BDT9,086.42	$183.59 FCFA107K	+149.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.91 BDT4,304.37	$60.74 FCFA35,562	+74.0%
Average			+64.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Dhaka	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.60 BDT11,172.39	$615.85 FCFA361K	+579.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,631.62 BDT325K	$2,347.16 FCFA1M	-10.8%
Average			+146.2%

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pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 BDT600.63	$1.24 FCFA725	-74.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 BDT293.12	$1.92 FCFA1,124	-19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 BDT400.42	$1.71 FCFA1,000	-47.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.52 BDT2,036.74	$23.47 FCFA13,743	+42.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 BDT500.52	$8.54 FCFA4,997	+110.3%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 0.4% less for clothing

	Dhaka	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.79 BDT2,070.29	$17.07 FCFA9,995	+1.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.19 BDT2,613.32	$27.31 FCFA15,992	+28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.86 BDT6,271.26	$25.61 FCFA14,992	-49.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.02 BDT4,565.49	$55.19 FCFA32,317	+49.1%
Average			-0.4%

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