Cost of living comparison
Yaounde is 30.3% cheaper than Beirut.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.4% less in Yaounde
- Groceries
-
pay 37.1% more in Yaounde
- Transportation
-
pay 28.4% less in Yaounde
- Housing
-
pay 40.1% less in Yaounde
- Childcare
-
pay 40.2% less in Yaounde
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 35.4% less in Yaounde
- Clothing
-
pay 63.7% less in Yaounde
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Yaounde.
If you lived in Yaounde instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP894,096
|
$4.08
FCFA2,359
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP683,000
|
$4.90
FCFA2,831
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,097
|
$1.44
FCFA830
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,033
|
$0.44
FCFA255
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,766
|
$0.40
FCFA232
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP489,517
|
$6.54
FCFA3,774
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP553,239
|
$9.09
FCFA5,251
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP242,900
|
$1.49
FCFA861
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP342,965
|
$2.72
FCFA1,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,846
|
$1.89
FCFA1,091
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,671
|
$0.86
FCFA499
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,712
|
$0.89
FCFA514
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,705
|
$0.51
FCFA294
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,013
|
$0.69
FCFA399
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,214
|
$0.62
FCFA358
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,101
|
$4.60
FCFA2,654
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,705,718
|
$16.34
FCFA9,436
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,682,287,124
|
$31,043.95
FCFA17,928,768
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,139,972
|
$3.76
FCFA2,170
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
|
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,849,930
|
$43.57
FCFA25,163
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,005,301
|
$149.77
FCFA86,498
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,131,565
|
$191.98
FCFA110,875
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,411,303
|
$46.85
FCFA27,060
|
|
pay 40.2% less for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,332,712
|
$231.89
FCFA133,924
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP367,572,680
|
$1,552.20
FCFA896,438
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,229
|
$1.06
FCFA613
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP250,347
|
$1.60
FCFA922
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,819
|
$1.63
FCFA944
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,304,968
|
$19.06
FCFA11,009
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,867
|
$8.17
FCFA4,718
|
|
pay 63.7% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Yaounde
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,985,123
|
$24.51
FCFA14,154
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,172,982
|
$28.59
FCFA16,513
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,220,362
|
$24.51
FCFA14,154
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,898,917
|
$44.93
FCFA25,950
|
|
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