Cost of living comparison
compared to
Moroni vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary
Moroni is 95.0% more expensive than Yaounde.
Moroni vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Moroni instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 48.9% more for restaurants
|
Yaounde
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
FCFA1,993
|
$6.16
KMF2,710
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.12
FCFA2,990
|
$7.96
KMF3,503
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA872
|
$1.00
KMF438
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA311
|
$0.64
KMF283
|
|
Yaounde vs. Moroni - Cost of restaurants
pay 41.2% more for groceries
|
Yaounde
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
FCFA618
|
$0.57
KMF250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
FCFA3,986
|
$3.85
KMF1,695
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
FCFA7,970
|
$16.30
KMF7,174
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
FCFA1,196
|
$5.02
KMF2,207
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
FCFA1,582
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.32
FCFA1,356
|
$2.29
KMF1,006
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA527
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
FCFA542
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA367
|
$1.87
KMF822
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA422
|
$2.04
KMF898
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA379
|
$1.40
KMF617
|
|
Yaounde vs. Moroni - Cost of groceries
pay 39.8% more for transportation
|
Yaounde
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
FCFA3,169
|
$11.40
KMF5,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.07
FCFA9,966
|
$32.19
KMF14,165
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,433.47
FCFA19M
|
$19,057.90
KMF8M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.01
FCFA2,342
|
$8.56
KMF3,768
|
|
Yaounde vs. Moroni - Cost of transportation
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Yaounde
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.21
FCFA29,898
|
$73.74
KMF32,446
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$141.34
FCFA82,519
|
$727.83
KMF320K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.59
FCFA107K
|
$604.66
KMF266K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.74
FCFA35,459
|
$85.63
KMF37,676
|
|
Yaounde vs. Moroni - Cost of housing
pay 97.0% more for childcare
|
Yaounde
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$615.85
FCFA360K
|
$398.63
KMF175K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,347.16
FCFA1M
|
$14,067.24
KMF6M
|
|
Yaounde vs. Moroni - Cost of childcare
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yaounde
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA723
|
$1.04
KMF458
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
FCFA1,121
|
$1.76
KMF774
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
FCFA997
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.47
FCFA13,703
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.54
FCFA4,983
|
$6.51
KMF2,862
|
|
Yaounde vs. Moroni - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Yaounde
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.07
FCFA9,966
|
$60.47
KMF26,605
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.31
FCFA15,946
|
$60.47
KMF26,605
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.61
FCFA14,949
|
$109.73
KMF48,283
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.19
FCFA32,224
|
$85.10
KMF37,444
|
|
Yaounde vs. Moroni - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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