Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 45.2% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.89
FCFA545
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.40
FCFA245
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.75
FCFA4,722
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$8.20
FCFA4,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.58
FCFA963
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.07
FCFA1,262
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.14
FCFA695
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.65
FCFA394
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.65
FCFA394
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.51
FCFA310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.67
FCFA405
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.05
FCFA2,468
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
pay 46.1% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$107.27
FCFA65,344
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$100.57
FCFA61,260
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$58.75
FCFA35,785
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$121.52
FCFA74,023
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,199,680
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.09
FCFA664
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.51
FCFA919
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.93
FCFA1,787
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$32.13
FCFA19,569
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$24.14
FCFA14,702
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$36.46
FCFA22,207
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$31.57
FCFA19,229
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$53.64
FCFA32,672
|
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