Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 3.0 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA548
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA246
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,750
|
$5.92
€5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA5,022
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA969
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,269
|
$3.74
€3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA312
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,483
|
$7.44
€6.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$59.37
€55.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
$27,693.49
€25,868.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$13.63
€12.73
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$34.19
€31.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,728
|
$1,094.67
€1,022.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,620
|
$816.29
€762.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,995
|
$125.07
€116.83
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,458
|
$529.47
€494.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,206,728
|
$9,499.24
€8,873.30
|
|
pay 77.1% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA668
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA924
|
$2.17
€2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,797
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,684
|
$41.71
€38.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 98.7% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,789
|
$67.45
€63.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,337
|
$35.01
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,342
|
$76.87
€71.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,864
|
$94.21
€88.00
|
|
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