Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 10.6% cheaper than Yaounde.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 28.0% less for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$3.25
EGP153.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$4.23
EGP200.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA544
|
$0.25
EGP12.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA245
|
$0.15
EGP6.93
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
$0.59
EGP27.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,718
|
$1.73
EGP82.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA4,987
|
$3.44
EGP162.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA962
|
$1.46
EGP69.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,261
|
$2.41
EGP114.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA694
|
$0.53
EGP24.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$0.24
EGP11.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$0.16
EGP7.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA310
|
$0.14
EGP6.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.15
EGP7.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 24.9% less for transportation
Yaounde
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,466
|
$1.24
EGP58.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.39
EGP538.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,200,147
|
$26,600.33
EGP1,258,772.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
$1.37
EGP64.67
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
Yaounde
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$14.42
EGP682.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,281
|
$173.02
EGP8,187.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,201
|
$100.76
EGP4,767.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,751
|
$18.76
EGP887.76
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA73,951
|
$113.41
EGP5,366.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,198,517
|
$2,460.81
EGP116,449.85
|
|
pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA663
|
$1.63
EGP76.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA918
|
$1.71
EGP81.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,785
|
$1.79
EGP84.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,550
|
$19.91
EGP942.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$3.90
EGP184.77
|
|
pay 54.2% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,688
|
$38.38
EGP1,816.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,185
|
$36.15
EGP1,710.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,210
|
$88.16
EGP4,171.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,640
|
$42.66
EGP2,018.97
|
|
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