Cost of living comparison
Washington is 5.8 times more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Washington instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Yaounde
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,063
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
FCFA2,063
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
FCFA550
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
FCFA248
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Yaounde
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
FCFA447
|
$3.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
FCFA4,771
|
$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
FCFA5,044
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
FCFA973
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
FCFA1,275
|
$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA702
|
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA398
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
FCFA398
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA314
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA409
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA445
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Yaounde
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
FCFA2,494
|
$3.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,315,589
|
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.77
FCFA2,321
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for housing
Yaounde
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.28
FCFA30,947
|
$55.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$107.27
FCFA66,020
|
$2,358.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.57
FCFA61,894
|
$1,908.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.75
FCFA36,155
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 14.8 times more for childcare
Yaounde
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.52
FCFA74,788
|
$2,135.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,969.42
FCFA1,212,082
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Yaounde
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
FCFA671
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
FCFA1,805
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.13
FCFA19,772
|
$93.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,158
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Yaounde
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.14
FCFA14,854
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.46
FCFA22,436
|
$34.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.57
FCFA19,428
|
$97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.64
FCFA33,010
|
$164.61
|
|
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