Cost of living comparison

Lesotho

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Cameroon

Yaounde vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 26.5% more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% less in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 23.6% more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 2.1% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 64.2% less in Yaounde

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

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Yaounde vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.3% less for restaurants

	Maseru	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 LSL148.38	$3.41 FCFA1,993	-62.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 LSL138.49	$5.12 FCFA2,990	-39.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 LSL17.56	$1.49 FCFA872	+40.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 LSL13.85	$0.53 FCFA311	-36.6%
Average			-46.3%

Maseru vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.6% more for groceries

	Maseru	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 LSL13.60	$1.06 FCFA618	+28.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 LSL54.39	$6.83 FCFA3,986	+106.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.38 LSL72.07	$13.65 FCFA7,970	+211.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 LSL25.32	$2.05 FCFA1,196	+33.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.79 LSL45.98	$2.71 FCFA1,582	-3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 LSL14.02	$2.32 FCFA1,356	+172.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 LSL16.71	$0.90 FCFA527	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 LSL20.19	$0.93 FCFA542	-24.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 LSL17.95	$0.63 FCFA367	-42.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 LSL11.66	$0.72 FCFA422	+2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 LSL12.00	$0.65 FCFA379	-11.0%
Average			+23.6%

Maseru vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1% less for transportation

	Maseru	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 LSL81.93	$5.43 FCFA3,169	+9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.04 LSL494.60	$17.07 FCFA9,966	-43.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,030.86 LSL346K	$32,433.47 FCFA19M	+54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.01 LSL98.92	$4.01 FCFA2,342	-33.2%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Maseru	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.30 LSL630.53	$51.21 FCFA29,898	+33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	$141.34 FCFA82,519	+51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$55.58 LSL915.01	$183.59 FCFA107K	+230.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$60.74 FCFA35,459
Average			+117.2%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.06 LSL857.06	$615.85 FCFA360K	+1082.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	$2,347.16 FCFA1M	+98.6%
Average			+384.7%

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pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 LSL29.68	$1.24 FCFA723	-31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 LSL32.97	$1.92 FCFA1,121	-4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.11 LSL84.08	$1.71 FCFA997	-66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.03 LSL379.19	$23.47 FCFA13,703	+1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$8.54 FCFA4,983
Average			-22.2%

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pay 64.2% less for clothing

	Maseru	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.07 LSL758.38	$17.07 FCFA9,966	-62.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.58 LSL915.01	$27.31 FCFA15,946	-50.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	$25.61 FCFA14,949	-75.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	$55.19 FCFA32,224	-63.3%
Average			-64.2%

Maseru vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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