Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.7 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Athens instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA544
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA245
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 34.2% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,718
|
$6.55
€6.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA4,987
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA962
|
$4.44
€4.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,261
|
$4.44
€4.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA694
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA310
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,466
|
$8.01
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.98
€30.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,200,147
|
$25,287.34
€23,460.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
$11.43
€10.61
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$33.96
€31.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,281
|
$553.55
€513.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,201
|
$521.82
€484.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,751
|
$202.27
€187.66
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA73,951
|
$488.12
€452.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,198,517
|
$10,050.80
€9,324.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA663
|
$4.67
€4.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA918
|
$3.68
€3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,785
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,550
|
$45.80
€42.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,688
|
$84.84
€78.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,185
|
$38.04
€35.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,210
|
$90.00
€83.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,640
|
$111.33
€103.29
|
|
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