Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 20.8% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 55.3% less for restaurants
|
Monrovia
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
|
Monrovia
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.70
FCFA421
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Monrovia
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
|
Monrovia
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Monrovia
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monrovia
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$1.40
FCFA846
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
|
Monrovia
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
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