Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 16.5% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 52.6% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB93.84
|
$4.13
FCFA2,490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
$3.30
FCFA1,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.58
|
$1.45
FCFA876
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.64
|
$0.47
FCFA286
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
$1.03
FCFA622
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB327.11
|
$7.02
FCFA4,233
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB223.17
|
$9.22
FCFA5,561
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
$1.51
FCFA908
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB44.10
|
$3.00
FCFA1,807
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.32
|
$1.91
FCFA1,152
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.77
|
$0.79
FCFA474
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.52
|
$0.86
FCFA519
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.22
|
$0.46
FCFA277
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.42
|
$0.70
FCFA422
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.77
|
$0.63
FCFA378
|
|
pay 37.3% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.70
|
$4.58
FCFA2,761
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
$16.51
FCFA9,959
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
$31,369.07
FCFA18,922,032
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB355.82
|
$3.80
FCFA2,291
|
|
pay 11.0% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
$44.03
FCFA26,557
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
$134.14
FCFA80,917
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
$123.83
FCFA74,692
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
$60.76
FCFA36,650
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
$267.34
FCFA161,261
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
$2,834.22
FCFA1,709,622
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB70.38
|
$1.07
FCFA647
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB80.09
|
$1.40
FCFA847
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
$2.06
FCFA1,245
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
$20.64
FCFA12,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB234.61
|
$8.26
FCFA4,979
|
|
pay 44.7% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
$24.77
FCFA14,938
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
$28.89
FCFA17,428
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
$53.66
FCFA32,367
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
$45.40
FCFA27,387
|
|
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