Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 45.8% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 54.3% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$3.35
FCFA2,025
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.58
|
$3.35
FCFA2,025
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.44
|
$0.89
FCFA540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.40
FCFA243
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
$0.73
FCFA439
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.91
|
$7.75
FCFA4,683
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.54
|
$8.20
FCFA4,951
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.13
|
$1.58
FCFA955
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.46
|
$2.07
FCFA1,252
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.14
FCFA689
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.65
FCFA390
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.65
FCFA390
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$0.51
FCFA308
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.67
FCFA402
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.41
|
$0.72
FCFA436
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.60
|
$4.05
FCFA2,448
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.50
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,225.69
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€15.95
|
$3.77
FCFA2,278
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.25
|
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€625.44
|
$107.27
FCFA64,802
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€513.86
|
$100.57
FCFA60,752
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€131.08
|
$58.75
FCFA35,488
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€343.42
|
$121.52
FCFA73,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,176.48
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,189,733
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$1.09
FCFA658
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.30
|
$1.51
FCFA911
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
$2.93
FCFA1,772
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€57.59
|
$32.13
FCFA19,407
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.13
|
$8.38
FCFA5,063
|
|
pay 49.3% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€78.47
|
$24.14
FCFA14,581
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€37.55
|
$36.46
FCFA22,023
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€84.19
|
$31.57
FCFA19,069
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€97.36
|
$53.64
FCFA32,401
|
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