Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 20.5% cheaper than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$1.45
FCFA884
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$0.47
FCFA289
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.79
FCFA479
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.86
FCFA524
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.46
FCFA279
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.70
FCFA425
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.63
FCFA382
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 66.3% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
|
pay 54.3% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$1.40
FCFA854
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
|
pay 63.9% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
|
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