Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 14.1% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.0% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$0.89
FCFA548
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.40
FCFA247
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.59
|
$7.75
FCFA4,754
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.49
|
$8.20
FCFA5,026
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$1.58
FCFA970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.85
|
$2.07
FCFA1,270
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$0.65
FCFA396
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$0.65
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$0.51
FCFA312
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$4.05
FCFA2,485
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.16
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.75
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
pay 2.7% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
$107.27
FCFA65,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
$100.57
FCFA61,672
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
$58.75
FCFA36,025
|
|
pay 63.3% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
$121.52
FCFA74,520
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,207,735
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.42
|
$1.09
FCFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$1.51
FCFA925
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$2.93
FCFA1,799
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.07
|
$32.13
FCFA19,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
$24.14
FCFA14,801
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
$36.46
FCFA22,356
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
$31.57
FCFA19,358
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.94
|
$53.64
FCFA32,892
|
|
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