Cost of living comparison

Sudan

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Cameroon

Yaounde vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 25.4% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 70.5% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 27.6% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 37.3% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.1% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Yaounde

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

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Yaounde vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.5% more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$3.41 FCFA1,993	+44.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$5.12 FCFA2,990	+89.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$1.49 FCFA872	+191.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.53 FCFA311	+44.1%
Average			+70.5%

Khartoum vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.6% more for groceries

	Khartoum	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$1.06 FCFA618	-24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.83 FCFA3,986
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$13.65 FCFA7,970	+166.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$2.05 FCFA1,196	-43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$2.71 FCFA1,582	+35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$2.32 FCFA1,356	+16.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.90 FCFA527	+99.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$0.93 FCFA542	+31.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.63 FCFA367	-15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.72 FCFA422	+55.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.65 FCFA379	+84.0%
Average			+27.6%

Khartoum vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Khartoum	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$5.43 FCFA3,169	+26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.07 FCFA9,966
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$32,433.47 FCFA19M	+548.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.01 FCFA2,342
Average			+169.0%

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pay 37.3% less for housing

	Khartoum	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$51.21 FCFA29,898	+58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$141.34 FCFA82,519	-73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$183.59 FCFA107K	+6.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$60.74 FCFA35,459	+12.1%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$615.85 FCFA360K	+448.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$2,347.16 FCFA1M	-13.1%
Average			+118.3%

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pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$1.24 FCFA723	-48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$1.92 FCFA1,121	-31.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$1.71 FCFA997	-5.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$23.47 FCFA13,703	+193.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$8.54 FCFA4,983	+113.4%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$17.07 FCFA9,966
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$27.31 FCFA15,946	+213.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$25.61 FCFA14,949
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$55.19 FCFA32,224
Average			+213.9%

Khartoum vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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