Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 12.2% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,883
|
$4.13
FCFA2,424
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,870
|
$3.30
FCFA1,939
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA456
|
$1.45
FCFA853
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA378
|
$0.47
FCFA279
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA617
|
$1.03
FCFA606
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,650
|
$7.02
FCFA4,120
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,557
|
$9.22
FCFA5,413
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,511
|
$1.51
FCFA884
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,097
|
$3.00
FCFA1,759
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.91
FCFA1,121
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA294
|
$0.79
FCFA462
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA587
|
$0.86
FCFA506
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA746
|
$0.46
FCFA269
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA271
|
$0.70
FCFA410
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA356
|
$0.63
FCFA368
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,220
|
$4.58
FCFA2,688
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.51
FCFA9,695
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,369.07
FCFA18,420,629
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.80
FCFA2,230
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
Bamako
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,070
|
$44.03
FCFA25,854
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA293,611
|
$134.14
FCFA78,772
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA180,622
|
$123.83
FCFA72,713
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA67,358
|
$60.76
FCFA35,679
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$267.34
FCFA156,988
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,834.22
FCFA1,664,320
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,548
|
$1.07
FCFA630
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,165
|
$1.40
FCFA824
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA548
|
$2.06
FCFA1,212
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA41,072
|
$20.64
FCFA12,119
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,523
|
$8.26
FCFA4,848
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Yaounde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.77
FCFA14,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.89
FCFA16,966
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$53.66
FCFA31,509
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$45.40
FCFA26,661
|
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