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Yaounde vs. Islamabad Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 89.4% more expensive than Islamabad.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 49.0% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 35.9% more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.2% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 11.3% less in Yaounde

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Yaounde are more expensive than in Islamabad. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Islamabad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Islamabad	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.83 PKR790.55	$5.34 FCFA3,016	+88.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.95 PKR1,383.46	$5.34 FCFA3,016	+7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 PKR107.52	$1.78 FCFA1,005	+362.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 PKR67.29	$0.73 FCFA412	+203.1%
Average			+165.6%

Islamabad vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Islamabad	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PKR186.89	$1.10 FCFA623	+65.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 PKR937.54	$7.12 FCFA4,022	+112.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 PKR1,047.39	$11.07 FCFA6,248	+195.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.23 PKR342.79	$1.89 FCFA1,066	+53.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 PKR412.22	$2.83 FCFA1,596	+91.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 PKR137.18	$2.06 FCFA1,163	+319.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR103.48	$0.94 FCFA532	+154.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PKR112.27	$0.97 FCFA547	+141.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.60	$0.56 FCFA314	+133.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR48.28	$0.75 FCFA426	+336.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.34	$0.68 FCFA382	+184.9%
Average			+162.5%

Islamabad vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.0% more for transportation

	Islamabad	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.56 PKR994.82	$5.29 FCFA2,988	+48.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.37 PKR2,618.70	$17.81 FCFA10,054	+90.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,219.01 PKR6M	$33,831.20 FCFA19M	+59.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 PKR1,195.71	$4.18 FCFA2,363	-2.2%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 35.9% more for housing

	Islamabad	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.04 PKR5,039.75	$53.42 FCFA30,162	+196.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.95 PKR57,267.78	$129.09 FCFA72,893	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.30 PKR31,100.44	$119.30 FCFA67,363	+7.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.95 PKR22,897.77	$63.35 FCFA35,773	-22.7%
Average			+35.9%

Islamabad vs. Yaounde - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Islamabad	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$60.67 PKR16,953.58	$343.45 FCFA194K	+466.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,476.38 PKR971K	$1,810.27 FCFA1M	-47.9%
Average			+209.1%

Islamabad vs. Yaounde - Cost of childcare

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pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Islamabad	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 PKR839.96	$1.25 FCFA704	-58.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 PKR580.07	$2.67 FCFA1,508	+28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 PKR592.91	$1.78 FCFA1,005	-16.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.87 PKR6,111.16	$24.48 FCFA13,824	+11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.24 PKR1,185.82	$8.90 FCFA5,027	+109.8%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 11.3% less for clothing

	Islamabad	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.22 PKR5,929.12	$18.99 FCFA10,724	-10.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 PKR7,818.30	$30.27 FCFA17,092	+8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.73 PKR25,631.10	$19.59 FCFA11,060	-78.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.09 PKR11,201.88	$54.31 FCFA30,665	+35.5%
Average			-11.3%

Islamabad vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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