Cost of living comparison

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Yaounde vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Yaounde is 26.7% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% more in Yaounde
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Yaounde
Transportation: pay 44.3% more in Yaounde
Housing: pay 2.8% more in Yaounde
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Yaounde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% less in Yaounde
Clothing: pay 28.0% more in Yaounde

The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Yaounde are more expensive than in Accra. Expenses including entertainment and sports and groceries are lower in Yaounde. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Yaounde.

Yaounde vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.2% more for restaurants

	Accra	Yaounde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 GHS71.34	$4.08 FCFA2,613	-15.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 GHS109.26	$4.90 FCFA3,135	-33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 GHS10.99	$1.44 FCFA920	+93.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 GHS4.31	$0.44 FCFA282	+51.6%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Accra	Yaounde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS22.54	$0.40 FCFA257	-73.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 GHS51.24	$6.54 FCFA4,181	+89.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.31 GHS167.50	$9.09 FCFA5,816	-19.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GHS33.85	$1.49 FCFA953	-34.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 GHS32.25	$2.72 FCFA1,738	+24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GHS18.88	$1.89 FCFA1,209	+48.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS8.79	$0.86 FCFA553	+45.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS12.07	$0.89 FCFA569	+9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS17.85	$0.51 FCFA326	-57.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS17.93	$0.69 FCFA442	-42.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 GHS14.27	$0.62 FCFA397	-35.5%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 44.3% more for transportation

	Accra	Yaounde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 GHS64.31	$4.60 FCFA2,940	+5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.96 GHS488.36	$16.34 FCFA10,452	-50.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS118,519.96	$31,043.95 FCFA19,858,106	+288.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 GHS165.37	$3.76 FCFA2,404	-66.3%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 2.8% more for housing

	Accra	Yaounde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.40 GHS657.74	$43.57 FCFA27,871	-1.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS9,291.18	$149.77 FCFA95,807	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,661.54	$191.98 FCFA122,807	+71.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.69 GHS587.94	$46.85 FCFA29,972	+18.1%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Accra	Yaounde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS844.68	$231.89 FCFA148,335	+306.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,655.73 GHS113,419.65	$1,552.20 FCFA992,905	-79.7%
Average			+113.5%

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pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Yaounde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 GHS17.85	$1.06 FCFA679	-11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 GHS40.77	$1.60 FCFA1,021	-42.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 GHS23.23	$1.63 FCFA1,045	+4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.21 GHS536.41	$19.06 FCFA12,194	-47.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS138.24	$8.17 FCFA5,226	-12.5%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 28.0% more for clothing

	Accra	Yaounde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS220.37	$24.51 FCFA15,677	+64.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS297.81	$28.59 FCFA18,290	+42.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS484.56	$24.51 FCFA15,677	-25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS512.09	$44.93 FCFA28,742	+30.0%
Average			+28.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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