Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 42.2% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA545
|
$0.96
TRY30.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA245
|
$0.37
TRY11.87
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
$0.48
TRY15.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,722
|
$3.63
TRY117.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA4,992
|
$4.44
TRY143.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA963
|
$1.88
TRY60.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,262
|
$2.04
TRY65.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA695
|
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA394
|
$0.71
TRY22.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA394
|
$0.41
TRY13.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA310
|
$0.54
TRY17.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.25
TRY8.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.28
TRY9.10
|
|
pay 53.1% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,468
|
$4.32
TRY139.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.59
TRY504.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$41,561.68
TRY1,344,674.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$3.95
TRY127.74
|
|
pay 64.8% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$9.64
TRY311.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,344
|
$347.65
TRY11,247.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,260
|
$232.27
TRY7,514.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,785
|
$49.91
TRY1,614.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,023
|
$226.70
TRY7,334.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,199,680
|
$4,524.41
TRY146,381.39
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA664
|
$2.60
TRY84.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA919
|
$2.16
TRY69.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,787
|
$1.82
TRY58.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,569
|
$23.38
TRY756.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$3.35
TRY108.41
|
|
pay 60.3% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,702
|
$44.25
TRY1,431.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,207
|
$33.47
TRY1,082.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,229
|
$76.89
TRY2,487.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,672
|
$65.82
TRY2,129.49
|
|
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