Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 10.4% cheaper than Harare.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Harare, you would:
pay 14.2% more for restaurants
Harare
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
Harare
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
Harare
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
Harare
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
Harare
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
Harare
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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