Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 18.1% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 94.0% more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA514
|
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA385
|
$0.89
FCFA548
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA308
|
$0.40
FCFA247
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.75
FCFA4,754
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
$8.20
FCFA5,026
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
$1.58
FCFA970
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
$2.07
FCFA1,270
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA575
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA350
|
$0.65
FCFA396
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA264
|
$0.65
FCFA396
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA361
|
$0.51
FCFA312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
$4.05
FCFA2,485
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
$107.27
FCFA65,783
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
$100.57
FCFA61,672
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
$58.75
FCFA36,025
|
|
pay 10.0% less for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
$121.52
FCFA74,520
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,207,735
|
|
pay 73.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA720
|
$1.09
FCFA668
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$1.51
FCFA925
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$2.93
FCFA1,799
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$32.13
FCFA19,701
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
$24.14
FCFA14,801
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$36.46
FCFA22,356
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
$31.57
FCFA19,358
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
$53.64
FCFA32,892
|
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