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Yaounde vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 37.9% more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 58.8% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 50.8% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 93.5% more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 32.3% less in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% more in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 51.3% less in Yaounde

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

Yaounde vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.8% more for restaurants

	Minsk	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.15 BYN26.77	$5.34 FCFA3,016	-41.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.90 BYN17.27	$5.34 FCFA3,016	-9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 BYN1.73	$1.78 FCFA1,005	+201.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 BYN1.16	$0.73 FCFA412	+84.3%
Average			+58.8%

Minsk vs. Yaounde - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Minsk	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 BYN1.66	$1.10 FCFA623	+94.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.13 BYN9.16	$7.12 FCFA4,022	+127.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.67 BYN7.82	$11.07 FCFA6,248	+314.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BYN3.82	$1.89 FCFA1,066	+44.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 BYN5.29	$2.83 FCFA1,596	+56.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BYN1.54	$2.06 FCFA1,163	+291.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 BYN2.22	$0.94 FCFA532	+24.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.40	$0.97 FCFA547	+18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 BYN2.92	$0.56 FCFA314	-44.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 BYN0.71	$0.75 FCFA426	+211.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.78	$0.68 FCFA382	+155.2%
Average			+117.6%

Minsk vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.8% more for transportation

	Minsk	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.87 BYN8.39	$5.29 FCFA2,988	+84.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.05 BYN44.05	$17.81 FCFA10,054	+18.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,703.95 BYN51,821.13	$33,831.20 FCFA19M	+91.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 BYN11.23	$4.18 FCFA2,363	+9.1%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 93.5% more for housing

	Minsk	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.78 BYN28.62	$53.42 FCFA30,162	+446.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$477.71 BYN1,398.29	$129.09 FCFA72,893	-73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.53 BYN941.13	$119.30 FCFA67,363	-62.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.74 BYN113.39	$63.35 FCFA35,773	+63.5%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 32.3% less for childcare

	Minsk	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.61 BYN856.49	$343.45 FCFA194K	+17.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,129.44 BYN29,649.82	$1,810.27 FCFA1M	-82.1%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 BYN3.02	$1.25 FCFA704	+20.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 BYN5.02	$2.67 FCFA1,508	+55.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.92 BYN5.61	$1.78 FCFA1,005	-7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.97 BYN84.78	$24.48 FCFA13,824	-15.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.72 BYN13.82	$8.90 FCFA5,027	+88.6%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 51.3% less for clothing

	Minsk	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.59 BYN124.68	$18.99 FCFA10,724	-55.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 BYN119.11	$30.27 FCFA17,092	-25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.65 BYN323.88	$19.59 FCFA11,060	-82.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.51 BYN273.70	$54.31 FCFA30,665	-41.9%
Average			-51.3%

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