Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 53.4% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA876
|
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA286
|
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA421
|
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA378
|
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
|
pay 87.4% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
|
pay 99.5% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
|
pay 75.1% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA846
|
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
pay 79.5% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
|
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