Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 52.9% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR189.06
|
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.35
|
$0.89
FCFA550
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR31.05
|
$0.40
FCFA247
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$0.73
FCFA447
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
$7.75
FCFA4,769
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.91
|
$8.20
FCFA5,042
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.54
|
$1.58
FCFA973
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.92
|
$2.07
FCFA1,275
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
$1.14
FCFA702
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
$0.65
FCFA398
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
$0.65
FCFA398
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR40.00
|
$0.51
FCFA313
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.37
|
$0.67
FCFA409
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.40
|
$0.72
FCFA444
|
|
pay 45.9% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
$4.05
FCFA2,493
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR327.83
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
$3.77
FCFA2,320
|
|
pay 68.9% less for housing
Victoria
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,443.79
|
$107.27
FCFA65,993
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,558.60
|
$100.57
FCFA61,868
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.43
|
$58.75
FCFA36,140
|
|
pay 42.9% less for childcare
Victoria
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
$121.52
FCFA74,757
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR54,254.63
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,211,586
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
$1.09
FCFA670
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.92
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR158.04
|
$2.93
FCFA1,804
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,246.40
|
$32.13
FCFA19,763
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR146.52
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
pay 53.8% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR820.95
|
$24.14
FCFA14,848
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,137.69
|
$36.46
FCFA22,427
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.27
|
$31.57
FCFA19,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
$53.64
FCFA32,996
|
|
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