Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 3.1 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$8.50
AWG15.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA544
|
$1.69
AWG3.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA245
|
$1.56
AWG2.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,718
|
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA4,987
|
$7.07
AWG12.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA962
|
$3.60
AWG6.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,261
|
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA694
|
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$1.55
AWG2.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA310
|
$2.75
AWG4.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,466
|
$4.72
AWG8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,200,147
|
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
$34.68
AWG62.43
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,281
|
$770.54
AWG1,386.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,201
|
$630.32
AWG1,134.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,751
|
$145.62
AWG262.12
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA73,951
|
$197.22
AWG355.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,198,517
|
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA663
|
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA918
|
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,785
|
$8.47
AWG15.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,550
|
$71.64
AWG128.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,688
|
$80.83
AWG145.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,185
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,210
|
$109.20
AWG196.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,640
|
$113.15
AWG203.66
|
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