Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 59.1% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Washington, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$0.89
FCFA550
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.40
FCFA247
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$0.73
FCFA447
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$7.75
FCFA4,769
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$8.20
FCFA5,042
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$1.58
FCFA973
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$2.07
FCFA1,275
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.14
FCFA702
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.65
FCFA398
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.65
FCFA398
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.51
FCFA313
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.67
FCFA409
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.72
FCFA444
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
|
Washington
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$4.05
FCFA2,493
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$16,761.01
FCFA10,311,372
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$3.77
FCFA2,320
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$107.27
FCFA65,993
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$100.57
FCFA61,868
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$58.75
FCFA36,140
|
|
pay 93.0% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$121.52
FCFA74,757
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$1,969.42
FCFA1,211,586
|
|
pay 66.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.09
FCFA670
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$1.51
FCFA928
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$2.93
FCFA1,804
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$32.13
FCFA19,763
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$24.14
FCFA14,848
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$36.46
FCFA22,427
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$31.57
FCFA19,420
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$53.64
FCFA32,996
|
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