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:

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pay 41.2% less for restaurants

	Kingstown	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$5.34 FCFA2,985	-27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$5.34 FCFA2,985	-51.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.78 FCFA995	-19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 EC$5.67	$0.73 FCFA408	-65.2%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 36.6% less for groceries

	Kingstown	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.10 FCFA617	-45.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 EC$15.65	$7.12 FCFA3,981	+23.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.14 EC$32.81	$11.07 FCFA6,184	-8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.60 EC$12.44	$1.89 FCFA1,055	-59.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 EC$5.91	$2.83 FCFA1,580	+29.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.99 EC$10.78	$2.06 FCFA1,151	-48.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 EC$3.54	$0.94 FCFA527	-28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.02 EC$10.87	$0.97 FCFA542	-75.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.39 EC$6.45	$0.56 FCFA310	-76.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 EC$4.81	$0.75 FCFA421	-57.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 EC$3.98	$0.68 FCFA378	-54.1%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 53.6% less for transportation

	Kingstown	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.87 EC$32.09	$5.29 FCFA2,957	-55.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.95 EC$135.00	$17.81 FCFA9,951	-64.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,927.14 EC$102,500.00	$33,831.20 FCFA18,907,566	-10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.90 EC$70.00	$4.18 FCFA2,339	-83.8%
Average			-53.6%

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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	-3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$333.02 EC$900.00	$129.09 FCFA72,147	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$323.77 EC$875.00	$119.30 FCFA66,674	-63.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.59 EC$152.94	$63.35 FCFA35,407	+11.9%
Average			-29.1%

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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	+185.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,810.27 FCFA1,011,721
Average			+185.6%

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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	-32.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.07 EC$11.00	$2.67 FCFA1,493	-34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.07 EC$11.00	$1.78 FCFA995	-56.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.38 EC$87.50	$24.48 FCFA13,683	-24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 EC$12.50	$8.90 FCFA4,976	+92.5%
Average			-11.0%

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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	-70.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.98 EC$167.50	$30.27 FCFA16,917	-51.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$19.59 FCFA10,946	-73.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$54.31 FCFA30,352	-41.3%
Average			-59.2%

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