Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 2.2 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
|
pay 63.4% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
|
pay 60.2% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
|
pay 94.0% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
|
pay 87.2% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
|
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