Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 3.1 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$13.88
SCR189.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA545
|
$3.77
SCR51.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA245
|
$2.28
SCR31.06
|
|
pay 81.3% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,722
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA4,992
|
$7.26
SCR98.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA963
|
$2.98
SCR40.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,262
|
$2.56
SCR34.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA695
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA394
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA394
|
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA310
|
$2.94
SCR40.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.83
SCR11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.62
SCR8.41
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,468
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.06
SCR327.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,344
|
$913.34
SCR12,448.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,260
|
$774.97
SCR10,562.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,785
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.91
|
|
pay 78.2% more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,023
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,199,680
|
$3,982.14
SCR54,274.11
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA664
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA919
|
$5.06
SCR68.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,787
|
$11.60
SCR158.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,569
|
$91.48
SCR1,246.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$10.75
SCR146.57
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,702
|
$60.26
SCR821.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,207
|
$83.50
SCR1,138.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,229
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,672
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
|
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