Yaounde is 50.3% cheaper than Helsinki.

If you lived in Yaounde instead of Helsinki, you would:

pay 72.5% less for restaurants

 
Helsinki
Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.40
€13.26
$3.35
FCFA2,025
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.42
€9.59
$3.35
FCFA2,025
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.71
€2.49
$0.89
FCFA540

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pay 8.9% less for groceries

 
Helsinki
Yaounde
Bread
1 loaf
$2.52
€2.32
$0.73
FCFA439
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.03
€3.71
$7.75
FCFA4,683
Milk (1 gallon) $4.44
€4.09
$8.20
FCFA4,951

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pay 61.8% less for transportation

 
Helsinki
Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.73
€8.04
$4.05
FCFA2,448
Monthly public transit pass $71.46
€65.81
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,182.39
€32,401.22
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385

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pay 18.8% less for housing

 
Helsinki
Yaounde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.87
€20.14
$50.28
FCFA30,376
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,063.35
€979.29
$107.27
FCFA64,802
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $840.88
€774.41
$100.57
FCFA60,752

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pay 68.6% less for childcare

 
Helsinki
Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $378.45
€348.54
$121.52
FCFA73,409
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,404.29
€5,898.03
$1,969.42
FCFA1,189,733

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pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Helsinki
Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.52
€7.85
$1.09
FCFA658
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.55
€4.19
$1.51
FCFA911
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.66
€9.82
$2.93
FCFA1,772

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pay 63.2% less for clothing

 
Helsinki
Yaounde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$92.71
€85.38
$24.14
FCFA14,581
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.44
€33.56
$36.46
FCFA22,023
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$79.67
€73.37
$31.57
FCFA19,069

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