Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 4.3 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA548
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA246
|
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 77.3% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,750
|
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA5,022
|
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA969
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,269
|
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA312
|
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,483
|
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,728
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,620
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,995
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,458
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,206,728
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA668
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA924
|
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,797
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,684
|
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,789
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,337
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,342
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,864
|
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
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