Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 3.3 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
$14.40
€13.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
$10.42
€9.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA548
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA247
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 67.0% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,754
|
$4.03
€3.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA5,026
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA970
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,270
|
$5.24
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA312
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,485
|
$8.73
€8.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$71.46
€66.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
$35,182.39
€32,891.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,313
|
$18.20
€17.01
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$21.87
€20.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,783
|
$1,063.35
€994.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,672
|
$840.88
€786.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA36,025
|
$80.65
€75.39
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,520
|
$378.45
€353.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,207,735
|
$6,404.29
€5,987.28
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA668
|
$8.52
€7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA925
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,799
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,701
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
$16.99
€15.88
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,801
|
$92.71
€86.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,356
|
$36.44
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,358
|
$79.67
€74.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,892
|
$119.75
€111.95
|
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