Cost of living comparison

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Yaounde vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 8.1% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 11.4% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 54.7% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 14.5% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 53.4% more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 67.2% less in Yaounde

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

Yaounde vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.9% more for restaurants

	Managua	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.91 NIO180.13	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.30 NIO268.05	$5.34 FCFA3,022	-26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$1.78 FCFA1,007	+117.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NIO23.85	$0.73 FCFA413	+12.3%
Average			+27.9%

Managua vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.4% more for groceries

	Managua	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.41 NIO88.57	$1.10 FCFA624	-54.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.80 NIO212.71	$7.12 FCFA4,029	+22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 NIO171.86	$11.07 FCFA6,259	+136.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 NIO84.08	$1.89 FCFA1,068	-17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 NIO105.33	$2.83 FCFA1,599	-1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO64.95	$2.06 FCFA1,165	+16.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.44	$0.94 FCFA533	+139.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.96	$0.97 FCFA548	+18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.17	$0.56 FCFA314	-45.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 NIO65.18	$0.75 FCFA426	-57.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 NIO36.72	$0.68 FCFA383	-32.4%
Average			+11.4%

Managua vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.7% more for transportation

	Managua	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 NIO185.42	$5.29 FCFA2,993	+4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO220.45	$17.81 FCFA10,072	+196.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	$33,831.20 FCFA19,136,593	+47.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.94 NIO218.09	$4.18 FCFA2,367	-29.6%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 14.5% less for housing

	Managua	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.87 NIO1,353.03	$53.42 FCFA30,215	+44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$256.67 NIO9,418.23	$129.09 FCFA73,021	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$190.00 NIO6,971.94	$119.30 FCFA67,482	-37.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.42 NIO2,767.34	$63.35 FCFA35,836	-16.0%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 53.4% more for childcare

	Managua	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$124.17 NIO4,556.22	$343.45 FCFA194,275	+176.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	$1,810.27 FCFA1,023,976	-69.8%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 NIO49.90	$1.25 FCFA705	-8.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NIO84.64	$2.67 FCFA1,511	+15.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.58	$1.78 FCFA1,007	-33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.79 NIO1,313.28	$24.48 FCFA13,849	-31.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.56	$8.90 FCFA5,036	+11.3%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 67.2% less for clothing

	Managua	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.43 NIO2,841.42	$18.99 FCFA10,743	-75.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.50 NIO2,660.34	$30.27 FCFA17,122	-58.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$132.64 NIO4,867.30	$19.59 FCFA11,079	-85.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.16 NIO3,968.84	$54.31 FCFA30,719	-49.8%
Average			-67.2%

Managua vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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