Cost of living comparison
Russia is 41.6% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Russia instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA544
|
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA245
|
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Yaounde
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,718
|
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA4,987
|
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA962
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,261
|
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA694
|
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA310
|
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,466
|
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,200,147
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
|
pay 58.6% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,281
|
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,201
|
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,751
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA73,951
|
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,198,517
|
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA663
|
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA918
|
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,785
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,550
|
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
|
pay 94.6% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,688
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,185
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,210
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,640
|
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
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