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Yaounde vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 24.5% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 71.6% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 42.5% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 54.5% less in Yaounde

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

Yaounde vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.4% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH356.29	$5.34 FCFA2,992	-36.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH254.49	$5.34 FCFA2,992	-11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.53	$1.78 FCFA997	+163.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.59	$0.73 FCFA409	+57.6%
Average			+43.4%

Kiev vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.6% more for groceries

	Kiev	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.09	$1.10 FCFA618	+41.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH207.14	$7.12 FCFA3,989	+45.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.87	$11.07 FCFA6,198	+132.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH85.19	$1.89 FCFA1,057	-6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.48	$2.83 FCFA1,583	+33.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.38	$2.06 FCFA1,154	+272.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.58	$0.94 FCFA528	+30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH36.05	$0.97 FCFA543	+13.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.75	$0.56 FCFA311	-45.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.77	$0.75 FCFA422	+102.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.71	$0.68 FCFA379	+167.0%
Average			+71.6%

Kiev vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Kiev	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH224.42	$5.29 FCFA2,964	-0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH432.63	$17.81 FCFA9,973	+74.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,286,195.79	$33,831.20 FCFA18,948,734	+11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH254.49	$4.18 FCFA2,344	-30.5%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Kiev	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.70	$53.42 FCFA29,919	+658.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,658.83	$129.09 FCFA72,304	-79.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,976.67	$119.30 FCFA66,819	-68.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,423.88	$63.35 FCFA35,484	-21.8%
Average			+122.3%

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pay 42.5% less for childcare

	Kiev	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,778.42	$343.45 FCFA192,368	-8.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,819.68	$1,810.27 FCFA1,013,924	-76.9%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.81	$1.25 FCFA698	+15.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.20	$2.67 FCFA1,496	+63.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH122.16	$1.78 FCFA997	-38.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,630.68	$24.48 FCFA13,713	-36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.59	$8.90 FCFA4,987	+84.9%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 54.5% less for clothing

	Kiev	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,901.19	$18.99 FCFA10,638	-72.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,513.62	$30.27 FCFA16,954	-15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,102.39	$19.59 FCFA10,970	-79.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,631.73	$54.31 FCFA30,418	-50.4%
Average			-54.5%

Kiev vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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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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