Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 74.5% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 80.9% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$0.89
FCFA550
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$0.40
FCFA247
|
|
pay 70.3% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$0.73
FCFA447
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$7.75
FCFA4,769
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$8.20
FCFA5,042
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$1.58
FCFA973
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$2.07
FCFA1,275
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$1.14
FCFA702
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.65
FCFA398
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$0.65
FCFA398
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$0.51
FCFA313
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.67
FCFA409
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.72
FCFA444
|
|
pay 65.7% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$4.05
FCFA2,493
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$3.77
FCFA2,320
|
|
pay 79.9% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$107.27
FCFA65,993
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$100.57
FCFA61,868
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$58.75
FCFA36,140
|
|
pay 90.8% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$121.52
FCFA74,757
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,211,586
|
|
pay 72.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$1.09
FCFA670
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$2.93
FCFA1,804
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$32.13
FCFA19,763
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
pay 61.0% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$24.14
FCFA14,848
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$36.46
FCFA22,427
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$31.57
FCFA19,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$53.64
FCFA32,996
|
|
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