Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 2.2 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 91.5% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA548
|
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA246
|
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,750
|
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA5,022
|
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA969
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,269
|
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA312
|
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
|
pay 33.2% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,483
|
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,728
|
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,620
|
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,995
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,458
|
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,206,728
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
|
pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA668
|
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA924
|
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,797
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,684
|
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,789
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,337
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,342
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,864
|
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
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