Cost of living comparison
Poland is 76.6% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Poland instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA548
|
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA246
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,750
|
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA5,022
|
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA969
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,269
|
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA312
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,483
|
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,728
|
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,620
|
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,995
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,458
|
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,206,728
|
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
|
pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA668
|
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA924
|
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,797
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,684
|
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
|
pay 75.4% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,789
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,337
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,342
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,864
|
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
|
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