Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 6.0% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
|
Antananarivo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,712
|
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,837
|
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,672
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,657
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 64.3% more for groceries
|
Antananarivo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,709
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA21,805
|
$7.02
FCFA4,233
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA17,425
|
$9.22
FCFA5,561
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA10,037
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,667
|
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,741
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,341
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,481
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,851
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,497
|
$0.70
FCFA422
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA2,056
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
|
Antananarivo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA22,185
|
$4.58
FCFA2,761
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,922,032
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$3.80
FCFA2,291
|
|
pay 4.3% less for housing
|
Antananarivo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA261,163
|
$44.03
FCFA26,557
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,135,839
|
$134.14
FCFA80,917
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA645,505
|
$123.83
FCFA74,692
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$60.76
FCFA36,650
|
|
pay 10.4% more for childcare
|
Antananarivo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$267.34
FCFA161,261
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,709,622
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Antananarivo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,688
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,405
|
$1.40
FCFA847
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,628
|
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA208,375
|
$20.64
FCFA12,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,256
|
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
|
Antananarivo
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA129,545
|
$24.77
FCFA14,938
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA138,916
|
$28.89
FCFA17,428
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA468,843
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA416,749
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
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