Cost of living comparison
Rome is 3.2 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Rome instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$19.79
€18.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA548
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA246
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 63.7% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,750
|
$8.48
€7.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA5,022
|
$6.93
€6.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA969
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,269
|
$4.84
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA312
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,483
|
$7.67
€7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.48
€35.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$15.39
€14.38
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,728
|
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,620
|
$773.95
€722.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,995
|
$173.31
€161.89
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,458
|
$531.12
€496.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,206,728
|
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA668
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA924
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,797
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,684
|
$56.27
€52.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,789
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,337
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,342
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,864
|
$123.90
€115.74
|
|
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