Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 38.7% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK149.08
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK102.87
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.19
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.72
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.29
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.22
|
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.14
|
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.34
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK56.33
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.00
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.83
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.97
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.46
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.49
|
$0.70
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.73
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 48.3% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK74.22
|
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,013.76
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK307,108.17
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK298.16
|
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK312.81
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,176.31
|
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,995.84
|
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,232.70
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,467.46
|
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK74,873.11
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK74.54
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.36
|
$1.40
FCFA846
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK70.57
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK417.32
|
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK153.55
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
pay 52.5% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK839.01
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK450.14
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,009.24
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,503.66
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
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