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Kathmandu vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Kathmandu is 5.6% cheaper than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% less in Kathmandu
Groceries: pay 48.9% less in Kathmandu
Transportation: pay 39.9% more in Kathmandu
Housing: pay 32.2% less in Kathmandu
Childcare: pay 3.0% less in Kathmandu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% more in Kathmandu
Clothing: pay 41.6% more in Kathmandu

The cost of clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Kathmandu are more expensive than in Yaounde. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, housing, and childcare are lower in Kathmandu.

Kathmandu vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.6% less for restaurants

	Yaounde	Kathmandu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$1.76 NPR251.43	-67.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$6.34 NPR905.14	+18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 FCFA1,007	$0.54 NPR77.36	-69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 FCFA413	$0.17 NPR24.29	-76.7%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 48.9% less for groceries

	Yaounde	Kathmandu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 FCFA624	$0.55 NPR78.26	-50.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.12 FCFA4,029	$4.49 NPR641.40	-36.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 FCFA6,259	$3.16 NPR450.40	-71.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.89 FCFA1,068	$1.77 NPR252.25	-6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,599	$1.40 NPR200.11	-50.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 FCFA1,165	$0.97 NPR138.93	-52.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 FCFA533	$0.45 NPR64.66	-51.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA548	$0.54 NPR77.46	-44.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA314	$0.30 NPR42.90	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA426	$0.22 NPR31.20	-71.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA383	$0.29 NPR41.60	-56.9%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 39.9% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Kathmandu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 FCFA2,993	$4.57 NPR652.11	-13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.81 FCFA10,072	$10.57 NPR1,508.56	-40.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,831.20 FCFA19,136,593	$31,715.30 NPR4,525,675.66	-6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 FCFA2,367	$13.39 NPR1,910.84	+220.0%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 32.2% less for housing

	Yaounde	Kathmandu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.42 FCFA30,215	$8.25 NPR1,177.13	-84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$129.09 FCFA73,021	$179.99 NPR25,683.31	+39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$119.30 FCFA67,482	$93.92 NPR13,402.12	-21.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.35 FCFA35,836	$23.92 NPR3,412.74	-62.2%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 3.0% less for childcare

	Yaounde	Kathmandu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.45 FCFA194,275	$80.28 NPR11,456.30	-76.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,810.27 FCFA1,023,976	$3,085.67 NPR440,316.24	+70.5%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Kathmandu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 FCFA705	$2.61 NPR372.11	+109.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 FCFA1,511	$1.78 NPR254.59	-33.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 FCFA1,007	$2.82 NPR402.28	+58.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 FCFA13,849	$21.82 NPR3,113.82	-10.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.90 FCFA5,036	$3.17 NPR452.57	-64.4%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 41.6% more for clothing

	Yaounde	Kathmandu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.99 FCFA10,743	$22.91 NPR3,268.54	+20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.27 FCFA17,122	$26.63 NPR3,799.33	-12.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$19.59 FCFA11,079	$56.89 NPR8,117.48	+190.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.31 FCFA30,719	$36.56 NPR5,217.10	-32.7%
Average			+41.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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