Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 94.5% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA876
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA286
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA421
|
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA378
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 91.5% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
|
pay 96.8% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA846
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
|
pay 61.1% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Santiago
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
|
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