Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 4.4 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA876
|
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA286
|
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
|
pay 80.9% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA474
|
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA519
|
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA277
|
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA421
|
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA378
|
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA647
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA846
|
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
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