Cost of living comparison
Peru is 40.6% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Peru instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$2.98
PEN11.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$5.00
PEN18.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA548
|
$0.76
PEN2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA246
|
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
$1.30
PEN4.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,750
|
$2.56
PEN9.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA5,022
|
$4.32
PEN16.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA969
|
$2.03
PEN7.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,269
|
$2.13
PEN7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$0.59
PEN2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA312
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
|
pay 89.7% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,483
|
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.55
PEN61.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,432.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$11.94
PEN44.68
|
|
pay 47.0% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$29.53
PEN110.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,728
|
$277.70
PEN1,039.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,620
|
$204.62
PEN765.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,995
|
$39.33
PEN147.23
|
|
pay 90.0% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,458
|
$162.20
PEN607.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,206,728
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,163.45
|
|
pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA668
|
$1.83
PEN6.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA924
|
$2.60
PEN9.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,797
|
$4.57
PEN17.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,684
|
$31.17
PEN116.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$4.59
PEN17.17
|
|
pay 38.8% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,789
|
$40.11
PEN150.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,337
|
$22.91
PEN85.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,342
|
$67.62
PEN253.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,864
|
$59.99
PEN224.56
|
|
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