Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 2.6 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$9.33
PLN37.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,042
|
$6.82
PLN27.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA545
|
$1.61
PLN6.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA245
|
$1.47
PLN5.91
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA442
|
$1.04
PLN4.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,722
|
$4.21
PLN16.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA4,992
|
$3.58
PLN14.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA963
|
$2.77
PLN11.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,262
|
$2.59
PLN10.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA695
|
$0.41
PLN1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA394
|
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA394
|
$0.74
PLN2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA310
|
$1.34
PLN5.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA405
|
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA440
|
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
|
pay 66.7% more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,468
|
$6.19
PLN24.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.65
PLN103.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,210,042
|
$25,040.90
PLN100,670.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$7.46
PLN30.00
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$13.86
PLN55.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA65,344
|
$888.26
PLN3,571.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,260
|
$687.84
PLN2,765.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA35,785
|
$198.98
PLN799.95
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,023
|
$442.43
PLN1,778.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,199,680
|
$11,192.96
PLN44,998.32
|
|
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA664
|
$3.26
PLN13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA919
|
$3.15
PLN12.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,787
|
$4.20
PLN16.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,569
|
$33.98
PLN136.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$6.99
PLN28.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,702
|
$77.81
PLN312.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,207
|
$33.95
PLN136.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,229
|
$85.04
PLN341.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA32,672
|
$94.44
PLN379.69
|
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