Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 55.2% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.87
NPR249.44
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
NPR897.99
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NPR67.16
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
NPR24.04
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 90.9% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
NPR75.11
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NPR596.39
|
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
NPR431.30
|
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NPR207.91
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
NPR190.84
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
NPR151.29
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR62.93
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
NPR75.70
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR43.43
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.19
|
$0.70
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.47
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
NPR663.00
|
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.98
NPR1,197.32
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,681.15
NPR4,489,939.00
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.23
NPR1,496.65
|
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
|
pay 96.2% more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
NPR1,429.49
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.38
NPR27,378.65
|
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$120.20
NPR16,024.09
|
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.53
NPR3,937.06
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
|
pay 89.5% more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.91
NPR12,385.72
|
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,100.81
NPR413,360.18
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
|
pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
NPR349.22
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR221.50
|
$1.40
FCFA846
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
NPR399.11
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.50
NPR3,265.41
|
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.37
NPR448.99
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.39
NPR3,384.08
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.76
NPR4,767.10
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.04
NPR6,936.84
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.52
NPR5,268.96
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
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