Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 84.2% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 70.3% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$5.93
R$30.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$6.92
R$35.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA545
|
$1.07
R$5.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA245
|
$0.72
R$3.64
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
$1.61
R$8.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,722
|
$4.63
R$23.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA4,992
|
$4.23
R$21.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA963
|
$2.29
R$11.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,262
|
$1.82
R$9.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA695
|
$0.78
R$3.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA394
|
$0.53
R$2.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA394
|
$0.43
R$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA310
|
$0.70
R$3.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.48
R$2.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.47
R$2.38
|
|
pay 64.4% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,468
|
$4.59
R$23.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.51
R$256.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$23,730.52
R$120,373.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$8.99
R$45.59
|
|
pay 83.8% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$21.45
R$108.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,344
|
$384.72
R$1,951.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,260
|
$223.17
R$1,132.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,785
|
$65.73
R$333.43
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,023
|
$383.64
R$1,946.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,199,680
|
$9,542.54
R$48,404.55
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA664
|
$1.98
R$10.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA919
|
$1.62
R$8.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,787
|
$2.37
R$12.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,569
|
$23.91
R$121.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$7.51
R$38.12
|
|
pay 68.2% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,702
|
$46.01
R$233.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,207
|
$45.46
R$230.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,229
|
$75.98
R$385.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,672
|
$62.59
R$317.48
|
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