Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 59.5% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.40
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.31
|
$0.89
FCFA544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.72
|
$0.40
FCFA245
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.76
|
$7.75
FCFA4,718
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.88
|
$8.20
FCFA4,987
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.48
|
$1.58
FCFA962
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.39
|
$2.07
FCFA1,261
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.11
|
$1.14
FCFA694
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.65
FCFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.65
FCFA393
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.50
|
$0.51
FCFA310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.67
FCFA405
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
pay 59.7% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.33
|
$4.05
FCFA2,466
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€122.40
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,265.60
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,200,147
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.32
|
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
|
pay 69.7% less for housing
Dublin
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.02
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€1,982.41
|
$107.27
FCFA65,281
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,701.80
|
$100.57
FCFA61,201
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€178.64
|
$58.75
FCFA35,751
|
|
pay 85.9% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,257.49
|
$121.52
FCFA73,951
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,533.31
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,198,517
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.12
|
$1.09
FCFA663
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.81
|
$1.51
FCFA918
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.81
|
$2.93
FCFA1,785
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€46.64
|
$32.13
FCFA19,550
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
|
pay 49.4% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€84.08
|
$24.14
FCFA14,688
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.34
|
$36.46
FCFA22,185
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€90.61
|
$31.57
FCFA19,210
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€98.88
|
$53.64
FCFA32,640
|
|
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