Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

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Colombia

Bogota vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 83.1% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 90.8% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 2.8% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 34.1% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 62.1% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.0% more in Bogota
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Bogota

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Bogota are more expensive than in Yaounde. Notably, clothing, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bogota instead of Yaounde, you would:

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pay 90.8% more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.41 FCFA1,993	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+126.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.12 FCFA2,990	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+99.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA872	$1.34 COP4,267.92	-10.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 FCFA311	$0.87 COP2,755.00	+62.7%
Average			+90.8%

Yaounde vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

	Yaounde	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 FCFA618	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+128.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.83 FCFA3,986	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-42.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.65 FCFA7,970	$6.14 COP19,479.18	-55.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+65.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,582	$3.30 COP10,487.06	+21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.32 FCFA1,356	$1.56 COP4,960.76	-32.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA527	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 FCFA542	$0.87 COP2,775.49	-5.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 FCFA367	$0.79 COP2,499.80	+25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.65 COP2,066.32	-9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 FCFA379	$0.63 COP1,985.15	-3.5%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 34.1% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 FCFA3,169	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$49.41 COP157K	+189.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,433.47 FCFA19M	$23,161.08 COP74M	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.01 FCFA2,342	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+419.6%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$141.34 FCFA82,519	$779.14 COP2M	+451.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.59 FCFA107K	$440.22 COP1M	+139.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.74 FCFA35,459	$93.36 COP296K	+53.7%
Average			+191.5%

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pay 62.1% more for childcare

	Yaounde	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$615.85 FCFA360K	$463.22 COP1M	-24.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,347.16 FCFA1M	$8,195.93 COP26M	+249.2%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.24 FCFA723	$2.01 COP6,371.06	+62.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 FCFA1,121	$2.52 COP7,993.08	+31.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 FCFA997	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+153.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.47 FCFA13,703	$33.42 COP106K	+42.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-9.5%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$82.94 COP263K	+385.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.31 FCFA15,946	$47.35 COP150K	+73.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$141.13 COP448K	+451.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.19 FCFA32,224	$104.65 COP332K	+89.6%
Average			+206.3%

Yaounde vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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