Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 24.1% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 75.2% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 62.9% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 15.0% less for housing
Kampala
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 14.4% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
Kampala
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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