Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 2.3 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$9.21
€8.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
FCFA884
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
FCFA289
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
FCFA628
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
FCFA4,270
|
$5.29
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.22
FCFA5,610
|
$4.66
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.51
FCFA916
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$3.67
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
FCFA1,162
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
FCFA479
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA279
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
FCFA425
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA382
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 77.9% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
FCFA2,785
|
$7.03
€6.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.51
FCFA10,047
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,369.07
FCFA19,090,092
|
$29,240.65
€27,128.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
FCFA2,311
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.03
FCFA26,793
|
$28.32
€26.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$134.14
FCFA81,635
|
$729.51
€676.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.83
FCFA75,356
|
$520.65
€483.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.76
FCFA36,976
|
$228.75
€212.22
|
|
pay 100.0% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$267.34
FCFA162,693
|
$450.86
€418.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,724,807
|
$6,560.19
€6,086.22
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
FCFA854
|
$3.78
€3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$5.90
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.64
FCFA12,559
|
$56.45
€52.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.77
FCFA15,071
|
$87.49
€81.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.89
FCFA17,583
|
$35.26
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$87.51
€81.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
FCFA27,630
|
$101.02
€93.72
|
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