Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 23.6% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 43.3% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL992
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL149
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 11.8% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL561
|
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL696
|
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL333
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL102
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL75
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.70
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL716
|
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
|
pay 3.2% less for housing
Tirana
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
|
pay 14.0% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
|
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL248
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL167
|
$1.40
FCFA846
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL793
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
pay 52.5% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
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