Cost of living comparison

Cameroon

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Armenia

Yerevan vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 95.6% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 23.4% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 21.6% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 62.6% more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.1% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 3.8 times more in Yerevan

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation in Yerevan are more expensive than in Yaounde. Notably, clothing, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

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Yerevan vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yerevan instead of Yaounde, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.41 FCFA1,993	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	+225.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.12 FCFA2,990	$11.11 AMD4,022.20	+116.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA872	$1.24 AMD449.99	-16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 FCFA311	$0.74 AMD266.77	+38.1%
Average			+126.1%

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pay 23.4% less for groceries

	Yaounde	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 FCFA618	$1.00 AMD361.76	-5.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.83 FCFA3,986	$4.44 AMD1,608.52	-34.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.65 FCFA7,970	$6.38 AMD2,310.90	-53.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$2.83 AMD1,023.76	+38.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 FCFA1,582	$3.54 AMD1,283.30	+30.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.32 FCFA1,356	$0.69 AMD250.10	-70.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA527	$0.82 AMD296.61	-9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 FCFA542	$0.90 AMD325.79	-3.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 FCFA367	$1.17 AMD422.36	+85.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.32 AMD117.59	-55.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 FCFA379	$0.31 AMD111.58	-52.5%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 21.6% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 FCFA3,169	$6.06 AMD2,194.13	+11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$25.00 AMD9,049.94	+46.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,433.47 FCFA19M	$35,000.00 AMD13M	+7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.01 FCFA2,342	$5.92 AMD2,143.83	+47.6%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$24.24 AMD8,775.09	-52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$141.34 FCFA82,519	$908.70 AMD329K	+542.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.59 FCFA107K	$630.03 AMD228K	+243.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.74 FCFA35,459	$96.84 AMD35,062.79	+59.5%
Average			+256.1%

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pay 62.6% more for childcare

	Yaounde	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$615.85 FCFA360K	$372.81 AMD135K	-39.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,347.16 FCFA1M	$10,250.15 AMD4M	+336.7%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 87.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.24 FCFA723	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	+124.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 FCFA1,121	$3.82 AMD1,384.56	+99.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 FCFA997	$2.78 AMD1,005.55	+62.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.47 FCFA13,703	$73.26 AMD26,523.05	+212.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$8.33 AMD3,016.65	-2.4%
Average			+87.1%

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pay 3.8 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.07 FCFA9,966	$105.31 AMD38,127.08	+516.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.31 FCFA15,946	$58.07 AMD21,024.36	+112.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$140.41 AMD50,836.11	+448.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.19 FCFA32,224	$165.48 AMD59,913.98	+199.8%
Average			+283.2%

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