Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 72.6% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 1.6% less for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$2.08
THB77.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,054
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA548
|
$0.67
THB24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA246
|
$0.35
THB13.10
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA445
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,750
|
$7.99
THB295.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA5,022
|
$6.46
THB239.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA969
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,269
|
$1.07
THB39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$1.20
THB44.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.50
THB18.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA396
|
$0.79
THB29.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA312
|
$0.59
THB21.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA408
|
$0.62
THB22.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.46
THB17.02
|
|
pay 85.4% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,483
|
$4.57
THB169.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
THB900.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,270,024
|
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$9.68
THB358.43
|
|
pay 48.9% more for housing
Yaounde
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,810
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,728
|
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,620
|
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,995
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,458
|
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,206,728
|
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
|
pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA668
|
$1.90
THB70.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA924
|
$1.94
THB71.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,797
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,684
|
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$5.63
THB208.51
|
|
pay 55.7% more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,789
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,337
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,342
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,864
|
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
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