Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 31.8% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
$0.70
FCFA421
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 3.9% less for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
|
pay 40.8% less for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
|
pay 78.4% less for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
$1.40
FCFA846
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
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