Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 67.7% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 79.6% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€23.89
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.68
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.58
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.81
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.47
|
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.59
|
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.30
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.42
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.05
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.67
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.70
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€7.94
|
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€21.90
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€42,980.08
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€18.91
|
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
|
pay 74.9% less for housing
Monaco
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€56.74
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,509.12
|
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€5,972.57
|
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€218.30
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,941.08
|
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€39,692.68
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
|
pay 75.9% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.47
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.21
|
$1.40
FCFA846
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.44
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€479.05
|
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
pay 76.2% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€149.65
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.06
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€171.88
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€581.33
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
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