Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 19.4% cheaper than Quito.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Quito, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
|
$0.89
FCFA548
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
|
$0.40
FCFA246
|
|
pay 37.7% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
|
$7.75
FCFA4,750
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$8.20
FCFA5,022
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
|
$1.58
FCFA969
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$2.07
FCFA1,269
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.65
FCFA396
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.65
FCFA396
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.51
FCFA312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
pay 16.2% less for transportation
|
Quito
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.05
FCFA2,483
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.50
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 0.9% less for housing
|
Quito
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$458.75
|
$107.27
FCFA65,728
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.88
|
$100.57
FCFA61,620
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.49
|
$58.75
FCFA35,995
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.31
|
$121.52
FCFA74,458
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,961.11
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,206,728
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.09
FCFA668
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$1.51
FCFA924
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.75
|
$2.93
FCFA1,797
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.46
|
$32.13
FCFA19,684
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 45.4% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
|
$24.14
FCFA14,789
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.71
|
$36.46
FCFA22,337
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.31
|
$31.57
FCFA19,342
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.25
|
$53.64
FCFA32,864
|
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