Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 15.6% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
$0.70
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
Port Louis
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
|
pay 3.3% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
$1.40
FCFA846
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
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