Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 5.0% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
$0.89
FCFA548
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$0.40
FCFA247
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
$7.75
FCFA4,754
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
$8.20
FCFA5,026
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$1.58
FCFA970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$2.07
FCFA1,270
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$0.65
FCFA396
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$0.65
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$0.51
FCFA312
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
Khartoum
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
$4.05
FCFA2,485
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
Khartoum
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
$107.27
FCFA65,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
$100.57
FCFA61,672
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
$58.75
FCFA36,025
|
|
pay 29.8% more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
$121.52
FCFA74,520
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,207,735
|
|
pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$1.09
FCFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
$1.51
FCFA925
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$2.93
FCFA1,799
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
$32.13
FCFA19,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Khartoum
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
$24.14
FCFA14,801
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
$36.46
FCFA22,356
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
$31.57
FCFA19,358
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
$53.64
FCFA32,892
|
|
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