Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 34.2% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 34.7% more for restaurants
Dushanbe
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.48
|
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS49.97
|
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.36
|
$0.89
FCFA550
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.40
FCFA247
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Dushanbe
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.71
|
$0.73
FCFA447
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.46
|
$7.75
FCFA4,769
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.00
|
$8.20
FCFA5,042
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.65
|
$1.58
FCFA973
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.06
|
$2.07
FCFA1,275
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$1.14
FCFA702
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.84
|
$0.65
FCFA398
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.44
|
$0.65
FCFA398
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.24
|
$0.51
FCFA313
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.67
FCFA409
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.72
FCFA444
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
Dushanbe
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.59
|
$4.05
FCFA2,493
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS69.96
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,441.81
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.80
|
$3.77
FCFA2,320
|
|
pay 30.5% more for housing
Dushanbe
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.28
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,850.14
|
$107.27
FCFA65,993
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,891.65
|
$100.57
FCFA61,868
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.08
|
$58.75
FCFA36,140
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
Dushanbe
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,032.80
|
$121.52
FCFA74,757
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS51,973.18
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,211,586
|
|
pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dushanbe
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS9.99
|
$1.09
FCFA670
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.71
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.49
|
$2.93
FCFA1,804
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.56
|
$32.13
FCFA19,763
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS44.98
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Dushanbe
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS299.85
|
$24.14
FCFA14,848
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS254.87
|
$36.46
FCFA22,427
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS524.73
|
$31.57
FCFA19,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.25
|
$53.64
FCFA32,996
|
|
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