Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 12.1% cheaper than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 34.6% less for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM11.95
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.01
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.71
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 44.5% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.78
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.49
|
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.85
|
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.80
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.58
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.44
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$0.70
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.16
|
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM52.80
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM44,826.24
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.44
|
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Sarajevo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.64
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM615.79
|
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM444.11
|
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM243.64
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
|
pay 13.1% more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM361.60
|
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,511.97
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
|
pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM3.98
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.13
|
$1.40
FCFA846
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.08
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.17
|
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM9.96
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM151.91
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.73
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM152.59
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM170.90
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
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