Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 25.5% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Manila, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱264.48
|
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.58
|
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.27
|
$0.89
FCFA548
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.45
|
$0.40
FCFA247
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
Manila
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.37
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.52
|
$7.75
FCFA4,754
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱384.13
|
$8.20
FCFA5,026
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.27
|
$1.58
FCFA970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.27
|
$2.07
FCFA1,270
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.53
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.99
|
$0.65
FCFA396
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.86
|
$0.65
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.28
|
$0.51
FCFA312
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.73
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.43
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
Manila
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱314.30
|
$4.05
FCFA2,485
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱719.38
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,375,294.45
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱159.22
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
pay 37.1% less for housing
Manila
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,223.86
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,241.58
|
$107.27
FCFA65,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,237.85
|
$100.57
FCFA61,672
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,930.23
|
$58.75
FCFA36,025
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Manila
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,417.80
|
$121.52
FCFA74,520
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱740,543.16
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,207,735
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.52
|
$1.09
FCFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱180.33
|
$1.51
FCFA925
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.69
|
$2.93
FCFA1,799
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,783.14
|
$32.13
FCFA19,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱359.69
|
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
Manila
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,215.75
|
$24.14
FCFA14,801
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,779.79
|
$36.46
FCFA22,356
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,276.22
|
$31.57
FCFA19,358
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,789.62
|
$53.64
FCFA32,892
|
|
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