Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 18.9% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 28.2% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 49.6% less for housing
Maputo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 25.0% less for childcare
Maputo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 33.3% less for clothing
Maputo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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