Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 47.0% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP14.10
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP8.06
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.58
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.48
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.33
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.31
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP6.09
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP3.03
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.11
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.64
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.23
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.28
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.92
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.82
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.69
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.62
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.50
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,798.36
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.94
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP42.72
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,314.40
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,265.79
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP70.13
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP643.39
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP12,084.48
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.27
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.39
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.63
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP56.65
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.56
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP100.07
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP33.36
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP102.10
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP90.63
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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