Cost of living comparison

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Yaounde vs. Kingstown Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 6.4% cheaper than Kingstown.

Restaurants
pay 41.2% less in Yaounde
Groceries
pay 36.6% less in Yaounde
Transportation
pay 53.6% less in Yaounde
Housing
pay 29.1% less in Yaounde
Childcare
pay 2.9 times more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.0% less in Yaounde
Clothing
pay 59.2% less in Yaounde

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

Yaounde vs. Kingstown Cost Breakdown

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

pay 41.2% less for restaurants

 
Kingstown
Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$5.34
FCFA2,985
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.10
EC$30.00
$5.34
FCFA2,985
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.22
EC$6.00
$1.78
FCFA995

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pay 36.6% less for groceries

 
Kingstown
Yaounde
Bread
1 loaf
$2.04
EC$5.50
$1.10
FCFA617
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.79
EC$15.65
$7.12
FCFA3,981
Milk (1 gallon) $12.14
EC$32.81
$11.07
FCFA6,184

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pay 53.6% less for transportation

 
Kingstown
Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.87
EC$32.09
$5.29
FCFA2,957
Monthly public transit pass $49.95
EC$135.00
$17.81
FCFA9,951
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,927.14
EC$102,500.00
$33,831.20
FCFA18,907,566

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pay 29.1% less for housing

 
Kingstown
Yaounde
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.50
EC$150.00
$53.42
FCFA29,854
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $333.02
EC$900.00
$129.09
FCFA72,147
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $323.77
EC$875.00
$119.30
FCFA66,674

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

 
Kingstown
Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $120.26
EC$325.00
$343.45
FCFA191,950
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,810.27
FCFA1,011,721

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kingstown
Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.85
EC$5.00
$1.25
FCFA697
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.07
EC$11.00
$2.67
FCFA1,493
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.07
EC$11.00
$1.78
FCFA995

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pay 59.2% less for clothing

 
Kingstown
Yaounde
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.75
EC$175.00
$18.99
FCFA10,615
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$61.98
EC$167.50
$30.27
FCFA16,917
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.00
EC$200.00
$19.59
FCFA10,946

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