Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 18.1% cheaper than Yerevan.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
Yerevan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.08
AMD3,891.26
|
$4.13
FCFA2,489
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
$3.30
FCFA1,991
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AMD392.18
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD231.64
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 53.1% more for groceries
Yerevan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
AMD296.30
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.11
AMD1,588.25
|
$7.02
FCFA4,231
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
AMD2,248.62
|
$9.22
FCFA5,558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
AMD883.50
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
AMD1,263.82
|
$3.00
FCFA1,806
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
$1.91
FCFA1,151
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD314.00
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AMD299.08
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
AMD344.71
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.54
|
$0.70
FCFA421
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.10
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 9.6% more for transportation
Yerevan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AMD1,979.84
|
$4.58
FCFA2,759
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.34
AMD3,991.03
|
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,015.91
AMD11,973,095.80
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,913,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.29
AMD1,656.28
|
$3.80
FCFA2,289
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
Yerevan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.14
AMD8,546.99
|
$44.03
FCFA26,545
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.29
AMD373,402.59
|
$134.14
FCFA80,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$640.24
AMD247,151.59
|
$123.83
FCFA74,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.86
AMD34,304.52
|
$60.76
FCFA36,633
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
Yerevan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.47
AMD119,080.25
|
$267.34
FCFA161,185
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,316.23
AMD3,210,321.05
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,708,818
|
|
pay 39.4% less for entertainment and sports
Yerevan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
AMD798.21
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
AMD1,348.06
|
$1.40
FCFA846
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
AMD997.76
|
$2.06
FCFA1,244
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.09
AMD32,076.86
|
$20.64
FCFA12,443
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
$8.26
FCFA4,977
|
|
pay 62.0% less for clothing
Yerevan
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.13
AMD35,952.04
|
$24.77
FCFA14,931
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.89
AMD23,892.05
|
$28.89
FCFA17,420
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.82
AMD51,273.15
|
$53.66
FCFA32,351
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.67
AMD45,810.11
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
|
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