Cost of living comparison
Riga is 2.3 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Riga instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 14.5% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 83.0% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
|
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