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Yaounde vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 21.9% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 51.8% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 8.9% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 29.2% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 25.3% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 11.0% less in Yaounde

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

Yaounde vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.8% more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$5.34 FCFA3,022	-28.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$5.34 FCFA3,022	-28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG365.59	$1.78 FCFA1,007	+193.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 SDG255.54	$0.73 FCFA413	+71.8%
Average			+51.8%

Khartoum vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

	Khartoum	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SDG812.06	$1.10 FCFA624	-18.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.23 SDG4,351.00	$7.12 FCFA4,029	-1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,687.65	$11.07 FCFA6,259	+80.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,716.50	$1.89 FCFA1,068	-33.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 SDG1,773.57	$2.83 FCFA1,599	-4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.24 SDG1,345.11	$2.06 FCFA1,165	-7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 SDG341.97	$0.94 FCFA533	+65.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 SDG691.83	$0.97 FCFA548	-15.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SDG510.40	$0.56 FCFA314	-34.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG360.22	$0.75 FCFA426	+25.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 SDG286.09	$0.68 FCFA383	+42.2%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 29.2% less for transportation

	Khartoum	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03 SDG3,025.12	$5.29 FCFA2,993	+5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.81 FCFA10,072
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,831.20 FCFA19,136,593
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.52 SDG6,929.49	$4.18 FCFA2,367	-63.7%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 25.3% less for housing

	Khartoum	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,193.66	$53.42 FCFA30,215	-23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$613.36 SDG368,938.67	$129.09 FCFA73,021	-79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$290.18 SDG174,541.94	$119.30 FCFA67,482	-58.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,729.50	$63.35 FCFA35,836	+60.6%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.25 SDG54,286.37	$343.45 FCFA194,275	+280.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,960.95 SDG1,179,510.34	$1,810.27 FCFA1,023,976	-7.7%
Average			+136.5%

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pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,203.00	$1.25 FCFA705	-37.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 SDG1,231.10	$2.67 FCFA1,511	+30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.50 SDG902.25	$1.78 FCFA1,007	+18.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,050.00	$24.48 FCFA13,849	-26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$8.90 FCFA5,036	+122.6%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 11.0% less for clothing

	Khartoum	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.83 SDG8,922.58	$18.99 FCFA10,743	+28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$30.27 FCFA17,122
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,082.50	$19.59 FCFA11,079	-64.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 SDG31,578.75	$54.31 FCFA30,719	+3.4%
Average			-11.0%

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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: December 2025

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