Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 33.4% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Doha, you would:
pay 2.9% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
Doha
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
Doha
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
Doha
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
Doha
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 70.5% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 47.3% less for clothing
Doha
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Yaounde or Doha. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.