Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 21.8% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.70
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
|
pay 33.9% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
|
pay 9.7% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
$1.40
FCFA846
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
pay 53.8% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
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