Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.5 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$10.16
HUF3,658.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA544
|
$1.35
HUF485.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA245
|
$1.09
HUF391.62
|
|
pay 40.2% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
$1.53
HUF549.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,718
|
$6.36
HUF2,288.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA4,987
|
$5.36
HUF1,929.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA962
|
$3.33
HUF1,200.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,261
|
$2.52
HUF908.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA694
|
$0.74
HUF265.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$0.91
HUF328.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$0.90
HUF325.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA310
|
$1.72
HUF619.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.55
HUF197.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.62
HUF223.19
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,466
|
$7.24
HUF2,606.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.59
HUF9,931.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,200,147
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,168,032.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
$12.20
HUF4,390.79
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$15.52
HUF5,586.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,281
|
$581.19
HUF209,236.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,201
|
$442.56
HUF159,328.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,751
|
$126.71
HUF45,615.76
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA73,951
|
$410.75
HUF147,877.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,198,517
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,664,367.40
|
|
pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA663
|
$2.32
HUF836.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA918
|
$2.11
HUF761.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,785
|
$6.10
HUF2,195.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,550
|
$53.92
HUF19,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$7.26
HUF2,613.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,688
|
$81.06
HUF29,182.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,185
|
$37.35
HUF13,447.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,210
|
$84.29
HUF30,345.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,640
|
$100.12
HUF36,046.27
|
|
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