Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 37.8% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 12.0% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$4.49
KES589.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$5.24
KES688.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA544
|
$0.50
KES65.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA245
|
$0.41
KES54.01
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
$0.48
KES62.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,718
|
$5.31
KES697.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA4,987
|
$3.40
KES446.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA962
|
$1.37
KES180.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,261
|
$2.61
KES342.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA694
|
$0.92
KES120.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$0.37
KES48.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$0.71
KES93.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA310
|
$0.39
KES50.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.37
KES48.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.38
KES50.49
|
|
pay 64.2% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,466
|
$4.72
KES619.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$33.03
KES4,338.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,200,147
|
$15,338.57
KES2,015,191.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
$10.74
KES1,410.63
|
|
pay 60.5% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$45.12
KES5,927.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,281
|
$370.90
KES48,729.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,201
|
$174.44
KES22,918.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,751
|
$19.29
KES2,534.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA73,951
|
$128.41
KES16,870.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,198,517
|
$7,645.08
KES1,004,415.52
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA663
|
$1.87
KES245.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA918
|
$2.13
KES279.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,785
|
$2.62
KES344.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,550
|
$42.98
KES5,646.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$5.99
KES786.42
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
Yaounde
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,688
|
$16.15
KES2,122.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,185
|
$23.44
KES3,080.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,210
|
$40.37
KES5,303.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,640
|
$43.70
KES5,741.73
|
|
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