Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.3 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 11.6% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA545
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA245
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 19.6% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,722
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA4,992
|
$7.67
CN¥55.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA963
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,262
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA695
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA394
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA394
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA310
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,468
|
$4.79
CN¥34.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.66
CN¥316.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,120.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$5.53
CN¥40.03
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$20.10
CN¥145.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,344
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,358.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,260
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,785
|
$44.96
CN¥325.36
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,023
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,199,680
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,980.52
|
|
pay 75.0% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA664
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA919
|
$4.37
CN¥31.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,787
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,569
|
$58.33
CN¥422.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$10.12
CN¥73.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,702
|
$69.18
CN¥500.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,207
|
$43.88
CN¥317.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,229
|
$89.48
CN¥647.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,672
|
$124.62
CN¥901.94
|
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