Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 33.0% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
$0.70
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
|
pay 53.8% less for housing
Kingston
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
|
pay 17.4% more for childcare
Kingston
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
$1.40
FCFA846
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Kingston
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
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