Cost of living comparison

Grenada

compared to

Cameroon

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

Yaounde is 51.7% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 49.0% less in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 42.1% less in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 24.6% less in Yaounde
Housing: pay 74.2% less in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.0% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 44.4% less in Yaounde

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

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Yaounde vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.0% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.41 FCFA1,993	-53.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$5.12 FCFA2,990	-38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.49 FCFA872	-23.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.53 FCFA311	-72.5%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 42.1% less for groceries

	St. George's	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$1.06 FCFA618	-55.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$6.83 FCFA3,986	-1.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$13.65 FCFA7,970	-11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$2.05 FCFA1,196	-51.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$2.71 FCFA1,582	-36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$2.32 FCFA1,356	-62.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.90 FCFA527	-18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$0.93 FCFA542	+25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$0.63 FCFA367	-75.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.72 FCFA422	-44.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$0.65 FCFA379	-61.1%
Average			-42.1%

St. George's vs. Yaounde - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.6% less for transportation

	St. George's	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$5.43 FCFA3,169	+2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$17.07 FCFA9,966	-73.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$32,433.47 FCFA19M	+25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.01 FCFA2,342
Average			-24.6%

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pay 74.2% less for housing

	St. George's	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$51.21 FCFA29,898	+0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$141.34 FCFA82,519	-87.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$183.59 FCFA107K	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$60.74 FCFA35,459	-68.4%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$615.85 FCFA360K	+1009.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$2,347.16 FCFA1M	-29.5%
Average			+179.7%

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pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.24 FCFA723	-55.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$1.92 FCFA1,121	-56.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.71 FCFA997
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$23.47 FCFA13,703	-36.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$8.54 FCFA4,983	-23.1%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 44.4% less for clothing

	St. George's	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$17.07 FCFA9,966	-51.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$27.31 FCFA15,946	-38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$25.61 FCFA14,949	-49.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$55.19 FCFA32,224	-37.0%
Average			-44.4%

St. George's vs. Yaounde - Cost of clothing

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