Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 2.0 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 83.5% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$10.00
SVC87.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$7.50
SVC65.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
|
pay 22.9% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$7.42
SVC64.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$842.86
SVC7,368.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$635.71
SVC5,557.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$78.66
SVC687.58
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
|
pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$3.04
SVC26.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$29.88
SVC261.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
|
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