Cost of living comparison

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Yaounde vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 14.9% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 30.2% less in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 1.1% less in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 4.4% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 45.7% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.2% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 35.2% less in Yaounde

Expenses including housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Yaounde. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yaounde instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 30.2% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$5.34 FCFA3,057	-27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$5.34 FCFA3,057	-35.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.78 FCFA1,019	-3.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.73 FCFA418	-53.6%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 1.1% less for groceries

	St. George's	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$1.10 FCFA632	-34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$7.12 FCFA4,076	+42.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$11.07 FCFA6,332	-24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$1.89 FCFA1,080	-53.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$2.83 FCFA1,618	+8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$2.06 FCFA1,178	+71.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.94 FCFA539	+12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.97 FCFA555	+22.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.56 FCFA318	-58.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.75 FCFA431	+6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.68 FCFA387	-4.1%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 4.4% less for transportation

	St. George's	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$5.29 FCFA3,028	+3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$17.81 FCFA10,189	-51.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$33,831.20 FCFA19M	+35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.18 FCFA2,394
Average			-4.4%

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pay 45.7% less for housing

	St. George's	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$53.42 FCFA30,566	+14.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$129.09 FCFA73,869	-77.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$119.30 FCFA68,265	-58.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$63.35 FCFA36,252	-60.3%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$343.45 FCFA197K	+518.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$1,810.27 FCFA1M	-22.3%
Average			+248.2%

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pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.25 FCFA713	-38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$2.67 FCFA1,528	-39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.78 FCFA1,019	-3.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$24.48 FCFA14,010	-33.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$8.90 FCFA5,094	-19.8%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 35.2% less for clothing

	St. George's	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$18.99 FCFA10,868	-26.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$30.27 FCFA17,321	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$19.59 FCFA11,208	-54.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$54.31 FCFA31,076	-28.4%
Average			-35.2%

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