Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 49.6% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 35.0% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
$8.17
ZAR147.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
$4.36
ZAR78.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA876
|
$0.91
ZAR16.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA286
|
$0.70
ZAR12.64
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
$0.99
ZAR17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
$3.57
ZAR64.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
$4.49
ZAR81.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$2.28
ZAR41.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$1.97
ZAR35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
$0.60
ZAR10.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.61
ZAR10.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$0.69
ZAR12.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA421
|
$0.52
ZAR9.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA378
|
$0.56
ZAR10.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
$4.84
ZAR87.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$62.65
ZAR1,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
$18,595.53
ZAR336,103.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
$11.25
ZAR203.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
$40.52
ZAR732.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
$408.57
ZAR7,384.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
$350.25
ZAR6,330.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
$79.77
ZAR1,441.76
|
|
pay 5.3% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
$214.13
ZAR3,870.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
$3,698.27
ZAR66,844.00
|
|
pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$2.23
ZAR40.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA846
|
$1.83
ZAR33.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
$32.65
ZAR590.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$6.95
ZAR125.54
|
|
pay 69.3% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
$47.52
ZAR858.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
$34.15
ZAR617.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
$85.40
ZAR1,543.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$94.42
ZAR1,706.62
|
|
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