Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 18.3% cheaper than P'yongyang.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
P'yongyang
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.89
FCFA544
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.40
FCFA245
|
|
pay 92.1% more for groceries
P'yongyang
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$7.75
FCFA4,718
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$8.20
FCFA4,987
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$1.58
FCFA962
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$2.07
FCFA1,261
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.14
FCFA694
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.65
FCFA393
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.65
FCFA393
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.51
FCFA310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.67
FCFA405
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
P'yongyang
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$4.05
FCFA2,466
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,200,147
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
P'yongyang
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$107.27
FCFA65,281
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$100.57
FCFA61,201
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$58.75
FCFA35,751
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
P'yongyang
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$121.52
FCFA73,951
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,198,517
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
P'yongyang
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$1.09
FCFA663
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$1.51
FCFA918
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$2.93
FCFA1,785
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.13
FCFA19,550
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
P'yongyang
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$24.14
FCFA14,688
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.46
FCFA22,185
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$31.57
FCFA19,210
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$53.64
FCFA32,640
|
|
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