Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 70.9% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of George Town, you would:
pay 76.4% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 59.2% less for groceries
George Town
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 48.4% less for transportation
George Town
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,473.01
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD59.95
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 83.0% less for housing
George Town
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.50
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,248.13
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.60
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.24
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
George Town
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.70
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,629.52
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 75.0% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.34
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 69.2% less for clothing
George Town
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.19
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.26
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.71
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.14
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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