Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 3.2 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
$23.96
£18.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA876
|
$2.15
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA286
|
$1.72
£1.35
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
$3.06
£2.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
$5.87
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$3.48
£2.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$1.00
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$1.67
£1.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA421
|
$0.51
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA378
|
$0.82
£0.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
$7.63
£6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$40.36
£31.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
$16.65
£13.10
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
$938.03
£738.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$4.79
£3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA846
|
$4.18
£3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
$43.72
£34.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$11.35
£8.93
|
|
pay 51.0% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$68.53
£53.94
|
|
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