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Addis Ababa vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 51.0% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 8.9% more in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 33.6% less in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 4.9% more in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 68.8% more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Addis Ababa

The cost of housing, clothing, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Yaounde. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Addis Ababa. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

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Addis Ababa vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Yaounde, you would:

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pay 8.9% more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.41 FCFA1,993	$4.00 ETB654.34	+17.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.12 FCFA2,990	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	+26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA872	$0.61 ETB99.06	-59.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 FCFA311	$0.66 ETB107.50	+23.2%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 33.6% less for groceries

	Yaounde	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 FCFA618	$1.19 ETB194.58	+12.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.83 FCFA3,986	$3.70 ETB604.57	-45.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.65 FCFA7,970	$4.09 ETB669.40	-70.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$1.77 ETB289.63	-13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,582	$4.59 ETB750.34	+69.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.32 FCFA1,356	$2.44 ETB399.44	+5.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA527	$0.30 ETB48.73	-67.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 FCFA542	$0.99 ETB161.65	+6.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 FCFA367	$0.31 ETB50.42	-51.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.22 ETB35.99	-69.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 FCFA379	$0.49 ETB79.77	-24.8%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 4.9% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 FCFA3,169	$3.53 ETB577.22	-35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	+23.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,433.47 FCFA19M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+69.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.01 FCFA2,342	$3.53 ETB576.64	-12.1%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+314.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$141.34 FCFA82,519	$706.95 ETB116K	+400.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.59 FCFA107K	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+114.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.74 FCFA35,459	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+158.1%
Average			+220.0%

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pay 68.8% more for childcare

	Yaounde	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$615.85 FCFA360K	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	-77.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,347.16 FCFA1M	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+1186.1%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.24 FCFA723	$0.80 ETB130.87	-35.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 FCFA1,121	$0.92 ETB150.32	-52.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 FCFA997	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+368.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.47 FCFA13,703	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+88.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$3.75 ETB613.45	-56.1%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	+94.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.31 FCFA15,946	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+159.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	+207.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.19 FCFA32,224	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	+49.8%
Average			+119.4%

Yaounde vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of clothing

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