Cost of living comparison
Lima is 63.8% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Lima instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 14.9% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,505
|
$4.03
PEN15.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,004
|
$6.18
PEN23.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA882
|
$0.86
PEN3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA288
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA626
|
$2.33
PEN8.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,259
|
$3.60
PEN13.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,595
|
$4.93
PEN18.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA914
|
$2.67
PEN10.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,818
|
$2.37
PEN8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,159
|
$0.80
PEN3.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA477
|
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA523
|
$0.46
PEN1.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA278
|
$0.49
PEN1.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA424
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA381
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,778
|
$5.61
PEN21.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,021
|
$20.86
PEN78.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,039,679
|
$21,497.63
PEN81,340.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,305
|
$20.42
PEN77.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,722
|
$29.05
PEN109.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,420
|
$557.54
PEN2,109.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,157
|
$362.83
PEN1,372.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,878
|
$47.53
PEN179.83
|
|
pay 77.3% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,264
|
$250.81
PEN948.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,720,252
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,972.00
|
|
pay 76.0% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA651
|
$2.15
PEN8.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA852
|
$2.66
PEN10.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$5.37
PEN20.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,526
|
$30.70
PEN116.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,010
|
$6.72
PEN25.42
|
|
pay 60.5% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,031
|
$43.97
PEN166.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,537
|
$31.91
PEN120.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,568
|
$81.88
PEN309.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,557
|
$91.53
PEN346.33
|
|
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