Cost of living comparison
Australia is 4.0 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Australia instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$15.31
A$23.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$8.98
A$13.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA548
|
$2.45
A$3.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA246
|
$2.05
A$3.14
|
|
pay 79.1% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,750
|
$4.24
A$6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA5,022
|
$5.00
A$7.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA969
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,269
|
$3.56
A$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$1.44
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$1.13
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$1.31
A$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA312
|
$2.10
A$3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.83
A$1.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,483
|
$4.95
A$7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.92
A$125.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
$22,079.60
A$33,790.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$15.28
A$23.38
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,728
|
$1,119.19
A$1,712.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,620
|
$889.00
A$1,360.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,995
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,458
|
$1,373.48
A$2,101.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,206,728
|
$11,458.00
A$17,535.38
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA668
|
$5.72
A$8.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA924
|
$3.30
A$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,797
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,684
|
$46.71
A$71.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$12.25
A$18.75
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,789
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,337
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,342
|
$101.71
A$155.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,864
|
$106.56
A$163.08
|
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