Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.7 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA544
|
$2.32
ISK323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA245
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,718
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA4,987
|
$5.33
ISK743
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA962
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,261
|
$7.09
ISK990
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA694
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$1.17
ISK163
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA310
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,466
|
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,200,147
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,281
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,201
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,751
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
|
pay 76.5% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA73,951
|
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,198,517
|
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA663
|
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA918
|
$4.15
ISK579
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,785
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,550
|
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,688
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,185
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,210
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,640
|
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
|
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