Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 24.1% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.89
FCFA548
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$0.40
FCFA246
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
$7.75
FCFA4,750
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
$8.20
FCFA5,022
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
$1.58
FCFA969
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
$2.07
FCFA1,269
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
$1.14
FCFA699
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.65
FCFA396
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
$0.65
FCFA396
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$0.51
FCFA312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.67
FCFA408
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.72
FCFA443
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
$4.05
FCFA2,483
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
|
pay 35.4% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
$107.27
FCFA65,728
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
$100.57
FCFA61,620
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
$58.75
FCFA35,995
|
|
pay 16.1% less for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
$121.52
FCFA74,458
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,206,728
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
$1.09
FCFA668
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
$1.51
FCFA924
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
$2.93
FCFA1,797
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
$32.13
FCFA19,684
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
$24.14
FCFA14,789
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
$36.46
FCFA22,337
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
$31.57
FCFA19,342
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
$53.64
FCFA32,864
|
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