Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 49.5% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 71.1% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$8.50
ARS7,494.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$6.00
ARS5,290.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$1.33
ARS1,176.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$0.97
ARS857.85
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$2.02
ARS1,783.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$4.64
ARS4,090.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$4.08
ARS3,595.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$2.08
ARS1,835.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$2.06
ARS1,818.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$0.83
ARS728.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$0.81
ARS710.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.57
ARS503.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$0.75
ARS663.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$0.39
ARS343.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$0.40
ARS352.89
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
Yaounde
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$3.45
ARS3,043.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$9.00
ARS7,935.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,633,807.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$7.66
ARS6,753.75
|
|
pay 89.5% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$20.18
ARS17,789.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$491.75
ARS433,571.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$356.25
ARS314,102.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$35.17
ARS31,012.28
|
|
pay 33.3% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$219.88
ARS193,861.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,606,999.20
|
|
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$1.50
ARS1,322.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$2.28
ARS2,009.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$21.45
ARS18,915.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$4.27
ARS3,763.74
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$81.61
ARS71,951.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$65.79
ARS58,007.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$116.21
ARS102,457.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$104.11
ARS91,793.99
|
|
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