Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 29.4% cheaper than Muscat.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
Muscat
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.89
FCFA548
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.40
FCFA247
|
|
pay 12.0% more for groceries
Muscat
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$7.75
FCFA4,754
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$8.20
FCFA5,026
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$1.58
FCFA970
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$2.07
FCFA1,270
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$0.65
FCFA396
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$0.65
FCFA396
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$0.51
FCFA312
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Muscat
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$4.05
FCFA2,485
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,999.770
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
Muscat
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.830
|
$107.27
FCFA65,783
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.900
|
$100.57
FCFA61,672
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
$58.75
FCFA36,025
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
Muscat
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.100
|
$121.52
FCFA74,520
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.980
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,207,735
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.09
FCFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$1.51
FCFA925
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$2.93
FCFA1,799
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
$32.13
FCFA19,701
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
Muscat
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
$24.14
FCFA14,801
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
$36.46
FCFA22,356
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
$31.57
FCFA19,358
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
$53.64
FCFA32,892
|
|
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