Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 9.8% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$4.08
FCFA2,569
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$1.44
FCFA904
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$0.44
FCFA277
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$6.54
FCFA4,110
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$9.09
FCFA5,718
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$1.49
FCFA937
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$2.72
FCFA1,709
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$1.89
FCFA1,189
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.86
FCFA544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$0.89
FCFA559
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$0.51
FCFA320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.62
FCFA390
|
|
pay 21.1% more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$4.60
FCFA2,890
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$31,043.95
FCFA19,523,964
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$3.76
FCFA2,363
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$43.57
FCFA27,402
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$149.77
FCFA94,195
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$191.98
FCFA120,740
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$46.85
FCFA29,467
|
|
pay 44.0% more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$231.89
FCFA145,839
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$1,552.20
FCFA976,198
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$1.60
FCFA1,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$19.06
FCFA11,988
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 62.8% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$28.59
FCFA17,983
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
|
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