Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 3.4 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$12.41
SEK134.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,040
|
$8.59
SEK93.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA544
|
$2.29
SEK24.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA245
|
$2.03
SEK22.11
|
|
pay 88.3% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
$2.82
SEK30.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,718
|
$5.04
SEK54.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA4,987
|
$5.61
SEK60.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA962
|
$3.90
SEK42.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,261
|
$5.39
SEK58.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA694
|
$1.37
SEK14.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$1.19
SEK12.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA393
|
$1.24
SEK13.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA310
|
$1.86
SEK20.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.64
SEK7.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.62
SEK6.72
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,466
|
$7.93
SEK86.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.63
SEK1,006.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,200,147
|
$28,647.00
SEK311,217.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,295
|
$30.46
SEK330.93
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,600
|
$32.68
SEK355.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,281
|
$1,446.54
SEK15,715.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,201
|
$1,036.91
SEK11,264.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,751
|
$93.97
SEK1,020.90
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA73,951
|
$134.04
SEK1,456.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,198,517
|
$8,355.38
SEK90,771.80
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA663
|
$7.16
SEK77.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA918
|
$3.92
SEK42.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,785
|
$6.68
SEK72.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,550
|
$44.67
SEK485.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$14.32
SEK155.61
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,688
|
$85.80
SEK932.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,185
|
$40.11
SEK435.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,210
|
$97.88
SEK1,063.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,640
|
$130.15
SEK1,413.92
|
|
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