Cost of living comparison

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Yaounde vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 1.8% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 22.1% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 39.7% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 8.0% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 2.7% more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 0.4% more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.7% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 47.5% less in Yaounde

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

Yaounde vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.1% more for restaurants

	Lima	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.43	$5.34 FCFA2,956	+24.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.06	$5.34 FCFA2,956	-25.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.39	$1.78 FCFA985	+77.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.20	$0.73 FCFA404	+11.8%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 39.7% more for groceries

	Lima	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.98	$1.10 FCFA611	-58.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.22	$7.12 FCFA3,941	+57.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.40	$11.07 FCFA6,123	+92.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.98	$1.89 FCFA1,044	-36.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.87	$2.83 FCFA1,564	+7.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.42	$2.06 FCFA1,140	+102.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.94 FCFA521	+85.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.97 FCFA536	+68.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.90	$0.56 FCFA307	-1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.75 FCFA417	+63.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.68 FCFA374	+55.9%
Average			+39.7%

Lima vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.0% less for transportation

	Lima	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.51	$5.29 FCFA2,928	+1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.98	$17.81 FCFA9,853	-22.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,355.79	$33,831.20 FCFA19M	+69.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN73.13	$4.18 FCFA2,316	-80.7%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 2.7% more for housing

	Lima	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN84.19	$53.42 FCFA29,560	+113.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,228.56	$129.09 FCFA71,437	-80.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,260.93	$119.30 FCFA66,017	-68.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.67	$63.35 FCFA35,058	+45.5%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 0.4% more for childcare

	Lima	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN647.65	$343.45 FCFA190K	+78.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,680.02	$1,810.27 FCFA1M	-78.0%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.70	$1.25 FCFA690	-45.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.81	$2.67 FCFA1,478	+2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.24	$1.78 FCFA985	-68.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.88	$24.48 FCFA13,548	-21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.06	$8.90 FCFA4,927	+24.7%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 47.5% less for clothing

	Lima	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN172.08	$18.99 FCFA10,510	-62.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.41	$30.27 FCFA16,751	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN283.00	$19.59 FCFA10,839	-76.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN282.02	$54.31 FCFA30,053	-35.1%
Average			-47.5%

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