Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

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Guyana

Georgetown vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 2.3 times more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 75.0% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 39.1% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.2% more in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Georgetown

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Georgetown are more expensive than in Yaounde. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

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Georgetown vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Georgetown instead of Yaounde, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.41 FCFA1,993	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+425.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.12 FCFA2,990	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	+83.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA872	$1.24 GYD260.07	-16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 FCFA311	$0.63 GYD132.54	+18.8%
Average			+160.3%

Yaounde vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.0% more for groceries

	Yaounde	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 FCFA618	$2.09 GYD436.70	+97.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.83 FCFA3,986	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+13.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.65 FCFA7,970	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	-9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$4.08 GYD854.23	+99.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,582	$3.19 GYD668.32	+17.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.32 FCFA1,356	$3.64 GYD761.80	+56.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA527	$1.80 GYD375.97	+98.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 FCFA542	$1.81 GYD378.61	+94.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 FCFA367	$3.20 GYD669.94	+409.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$1.09 GYD228.28	+51.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 FCFA379	$1.38 GYD289.56	+113.4%
Average			+75.0%

Yaounde vs. Georgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.1% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 FCFA3,169	$3.96 GYD828.60	-27.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+254.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,433.47 FCFA19M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-16.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.01 FCFA2,342	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+484.0%
Average			+39.1%

Yaounde vs. Georgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$141.34 FCFA82,519	$960.21 GYD201K	+579.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.59 FCFA107K	$519.95 GYD109K	+183.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.74 FCFA35,459	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+51.7%
Average			+244.6%

Yaounde vs. Georgetown - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Yaounde	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$615.85 FCFA360K	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+66.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,347.16 FCFA1M	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+698.3%
Average			+264.8%

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pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.24 FCFA723	$1.91 GYD400.11	+54.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 FCFA1,121	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+205.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 FCFA997	$3.35 GYD700.19	+96.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.47 FCFA13,703	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+63.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	-27.2%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	+124.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.31 FCFA15,946	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	+51.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+427.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.19 FCFA32,224	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	+53.8%
Average			+129.1%

Yaounde vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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