Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 45.5% cheaper than Saipan.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Saipan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.89
FCFA545
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$0.40
FCFA245
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$7.75
FCFA4,722
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$8.20
FCFA4,992
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$1.58
FCFA963
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$2.07
FCFA1,262
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.14
FCFA695
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.65
FCFA394
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
FCFA394
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
FCFA310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$0.67
FCFA405
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$4.05
FCFA2,468
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
|
pay 69.9% less for housing
Saipan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$107.27
FCFA65,344
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$100.57
FCFA61,260
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$58.75
FCFA35,785
|
|
pay 46.9% less for childcare
Saipan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$121.52
FCFA74,023
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,199,680
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$1.09
FCFA664
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$1.51
FCFA919
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.93
FCFA1,787
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$32.13
FCFA19,569
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Saipan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$24.14
FCFA14,702
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$36.46
FCFA22,207
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$31.57
FCFA19,229
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$53.64
FCFA32,672
|
|
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