Cost of living comparison
Sofia is 81.5% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Sofia instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 97.1% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
|
pay 42.7% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
|
pay 55.7% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
|
pay 99.2% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Sofia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
|
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