Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 46.4% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.68
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.12
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.59
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 47.3% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.29
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.24
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.59
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 49.4% less for housing
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,271.69
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€917.73
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€503.98
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.52
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.44
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.68
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.96
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.71
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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