Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 31.6% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 10.3% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.70
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$1.40
FCFA846
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
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